ταναός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us. Cognates include Sanskrit तनु (tanú), Latin tenuis, and Old English þynne (English thin). Also see τανύω (tanúō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ta.na.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ta.naˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ta.naˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ta.naˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ta.naˈos/

Adjective

τᾰνᾰός • (tănăós) m (feminine τᾰνᾰή, neuter τᾰνᾰόν); first/second declension

outstretched, long, tall, large

Inflection

First and second declension of τᾰνᾰός; τᾰνᾰή; τᾰνᾰόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	τᾰνᾰός tănăós	τᾰνᾰή tănăḗ	τᾰνᾰόν tănăón	τᾰνᾰώ tănăṓ	τᾰνᾰᾱ́ tănăā́	τᾰνᾰώ tănăṓ	τᾰνᾰοί tănăoí	τᾰνᾰαί tănăaí	τᾰνᾰᾰ́ tănăắ
Genitive	τᾰνᾰοῦ tănăoû	τᾰνᾰῆς tănăês	τᾰνᾰοῦ tănăoû	τᾰνᾰοῖν tănăoîn	τᾰνᾰαῖν tănăaîn	τᾰνᾰοῖν tănăoîn	τᾰνᾰῶν tănăôn	τᾰνᾰῶν tănăôn	τᾰνᾰῶν tănăôn
Dative	τᾰνᾰῷ tănăōî	τᾰνᾰῇ tănăēî	τᾰνᾰῷ tănăōî	τᾰνᾰοῖν tănăoîn	τᾰνᾰαῖν tănăaîn	τᾰνᾰοῖν tănăoîn	τᾰνᾰοῖς tănăoîs	τᾰνᾰαῖς tănăaîs	τᾰνᾰοῖς tănăoîs
Accusative	τᾰνᾰόν tănăón	τᾰνᾰήν tănăḗn	τᾰνᾰόν tănăón	τᾰνᾰώ tănăṓ	τᾰνᾰᾱ́ tănăā́	τᾰνᾰώ tănăṓ	τᾰνᾰούς tănăoús	τᾰνᾰᾱ́ς tănăā́s	τᾰνᾰᾰ́ tănăắ
Vocative	τᾰνᾰέ tănăé	τᾰνᾰή tănăḗ	τᾰνᾰόν tănăón	τᾰνᾰώ tănăṓ	τᾰνᾰᾱ́ tănăā́	τᾰνᾰώ tănăṓ	τᾰνᾰοί tănăoí	τᾰνᾰαί tănăaí	τᾰνᾰᾰ́ tănăắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	τᾰνᾰῶς tănăôs			τᾰνᾰώτερος tănăṓteros			τᾰνᾰώτᾰτος tănăṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Also sometimes ταναός, -όν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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