itan

See also: -itan

Fon

Etymology

From Yoruba ìtàn, cognates include Gun itàn, Nupe ètàn, Igala ìtà, Edo ìtàn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.tã̀/

Noun

itàn

  1. story, history
    Synonyms: hwenuxó, tàn,

Gothic

Romanization

itan

  1. Romanization of 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yoruba ìtàn, cognates include Fon itàn, Nupe ètàn, Igala ìtà, Edo ìtàn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.tã̀/

Noun

itàn (plural itàn lɛ́ or itàn lẹ́)

  1. story, history
    Synonyms: hwenuxó, whenuhó

Japanese

Romanization

itan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いたん

Pipil

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈitaŋ/

Noun

-itan

  1. under, beneath, below
    Wetzki itan ne mesaj ne tisat
    The pencil fell under the table

Usage notes

  • The relational noun -itan does not double the initial i for the third-person singular.

Declension

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Possible cognates include Nupe ètàn, Fon itàn, Igala ìtà, and Edo ìtàn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.tã̀/

Noun

ìtàn

  1. history, story
  2. family history, genealogy, lineage
    Synonym: ìtàn ìdílé
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Gun: itàn
  • Fon: itàn, tàn

Etymology 2

Iṣan itan.

Compare with Ifè itã

Alternative forms

  • itọn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.tã̄/

Noun

itan

  1. thigh
    Synonyms: pópótọn, gbògbòlótan

Etymology 3

From ì- (nominalizing prefix) + tan (to relate, to be family)

Alternative forms

  • ìbátan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.tã̄/

Noun

ìtan

  1. relation
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