tanen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tanen, from Old Dutch *tanon. By surface analysis, taan + en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaː.nə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ta‧nen
- Rhymes: -aːnən
Verb
tanen
- (transitive, uncommon) to tan, to treat with tannic acid
- (intransitive, uncommon) to tan, to turn into a tan colour
- (intransitive) to wane, to decline
Conjugation
| Conjugation of tanen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tanen | |||
| past singular | taande | |||
| past participle | getaand | |||
| infinitive | tanen | |||
| gerund | tanen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | taan | taande | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | taant, taan2 | taande | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | taant | taande | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | taant | taande | ||
| 3rd person singular | taant | taande | ||
| plural | tanen | taanden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | tane | taande | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | tanen | taanden | ||
| imperative sing. | taan | |||
| imperative plur.1 | taant | |||
| participles | tanend | getaand | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- taanketel
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “tanen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute