tans

See also: Tans, tāns, and tåns

English

Noun

tans

1. plural of tan

Verb

tans

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tan

Anagrams

• -Stan, nats, 'Stan, stan, ASNT, ants, Nats, stan', 'stan, Tsan, Stan, NTAs, NATs, Sant, -stan, Nast

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch thans.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

tans

1. now

Old French

Alternative forms

• tens, temps

Etymology

From Latin tempus.

Noun

tans oblique singular, m (oblique plural tans, nominative singular tans, nominative plural tans)

1. time
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Le soper, quant tans fu et ore

     Supper, when it was time

2. (grammar) tense

Derived terms

• lonc tans

Descendants

• French: temps
• Anglo-Norman: tens
  • → Middle English: tens
    • English: tense

Picard

Etymology

From Latin tempus.

Noun

tans m (plural tans)

1. time