taran
English

taran
Noun
taran (plural tarans)
- A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.
Translations
Breton
Etymology
From Old Breton taran, from Proto-Brythonic *taran, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (“thunder”).
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtaran]
- Hyphenation: ta‧ran
Declension
Dongxiang
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *tarïxan, equivalent to tari (“to sow, to plant”) + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰaˈraŋ/, [tʰɑˈɾɑ̃(ŋ)]
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.ran/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aran
- Syllabification: ta‧ran
Declension
Descendants
References
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “taran”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Romanian
Declension
Declension of taran
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) taran | taranul | (niște) taranuri | taranurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) taran | taranului | (unor) taranuri | taranurilor |
vocative | taranule | taranurilor |
References
- taran in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh taran, from Proto-Brythonic *taran, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (“thunder”). Doublet of thoriwm.
Cognate with Cornish taran, Breton taran, Irish toirneach, Scottish Gaelic tàirneanach, Manx taarnagh.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaran/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈta(ː)ran/
Usage notes
Welsh may employ the singular taran or plural taranau to correspond to English collective noun thunder depending on the context, e.g.
- Glywest ti’r daran ’na?
- Did you hear that thunder? (i.e. that (single) clap of thunder)
- Glywest ti’r taranau ’na?
- Did you hear that thunder? (i.e. those (several) claps of thunder)
Coordinate terms
- mellt (“lightning”)
Derived terms
- mellt a tharanau (“thunder and lightning”)
- taraniad (“thundering”)
- taranu (“to thunder”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
taran | daran | nharan | tharan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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