tá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɔɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑː
• Homophone: tág
• Rhymes: -ɔaː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic *taihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).

Noun

tá f (genitive singular táar, plural tær)

1. toe

Declension

Declension of tá
f26	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tá	táin	tær	tærnar
accusative	tá	tánna	tær	tærnar
dative	tá	tánni	tóm	tónum
genitive	táar	táarinnar	táa	táanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þá, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”). Compare Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌽 (þan), Old English þan and þā.

Adverb

tá

1. then

Conjunction

tá

1. when

Synonyms

• tá ið, táið

Anagrams

• át

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaː]

• Audio:

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Noun

tá (plural ták)

1. a syllable used in solfège to represent the quarter note as a rhythm, usually accompanied by clapping
2. dash (the longer of the two symbols of Morse code)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	tá	ták
accusative	tát	tákat
dative	tának	táknak
instrumental	tával	tákkal
causal-final	táért	tákért
translative	tává	tákká
terminative	táig	tákig
essive-formal	táként	tákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	tában	tákban
superessive	tán	tákon
adessive	tánál	táknál
illative	tába	tákba
sublative	tára	tákra
allative	tához	tákhoz
elative	tából	tákból
delative	táról	tákról
ablative	tától	táktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	táé	táké
non-attributive possessive - plural	táéi	tákéi

Possessive forms of tá
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	tám	táim
2nd person sing.	tád	táid
3rd person sing.	tája	tái
1st person plural	tánk	táink
2nd person plural	tátok	táitok
3rd person plural	tájuk	táik

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰauː/
• Rhymes: -auː
• Homophone: tág

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic *taihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).

Noun

tá f (genitive singular táar, nominative plural tær)

1. toe

Declension

Declension of tá (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tá	táin	tær	tærnar
accusative	tá	tána	tær	tærnar
dative	tá	tánni	tám	tánum
genitive	táar	táarinnar	táa	tánna

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic *tanhwą.

Noun

tá n (genitive singular tás, nominative plural tá)

1. path, footpath

Declension

Declension of tá (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tá	táið	tá	táin
accusative	tá	táið	tá	táin
dative	tái	táinu	táum	táunum
genitive	tás	tásins	táa	táanna

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû).

Noun

tá n (genitive singular tás, nominative plural tá)

1. tau (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of tá (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tá	táið	tá	táin
accusative	tá	táið	tá	táin
dative	tái	táinu	táum	táunum
genitive	tás	tásins	táa	táanna

Anagrams

• át

Irish

Alternative forms

• thá (Waterford, Kilkenny, very sporadically throughout Munster)

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠɑː/
• (Ulster, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim, before extinction of original dialects) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠaː/

Verb

tá

1. present indicative independent affirmative progressive analytic of bí: "is"

Kaingang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʌ/

Postposition

tá

1. in; at (for places far away from the speaker)
2. there

   Inh mỹnh fi vỹ inh jamã tá nĩ.

   My mom is over there where I live.

Macanese

Particle

tá

1. Alternative form of tâ: present continuous particle

   Como tá vai?

   How's it going?

Mandarin

Romanization

tá (ta², Zhuyin ㄊㄚˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹹
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𨓬

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ·táa

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tāyeti (compare Welsh taw (“there is”)), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taː/

Verb

·tá

1. unattested by itself; takes various preverbs to form verbs

Derived terms

• ad·cota
• ar·tá
• at·tá
• di·tá
• do·esta
• for·tá
• fris·ben
• ocu·bí
• remi·tá

 

Related terms

• ar·sissedar

Verb

·tá

1. third-person singular present progressive conjunct of at·tá

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).

Noun

tá f (genitive tár, plural tær)

1. a toe

Declension

  Declension of tá (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tá	táin	tær	tærnar
accusative	tá	tána	tær	tærnar
dative	tá	tánni	tám	tánum
genitive	tár	tárinnar	tá	tánna

Even though the word originally is an on-stem (cf. Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ), it is inflected as a strong consonant stem in Old Norse.

Descendants

• Icelandic: tá
• Faroese: tá
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tå
• Norwegian Bokmål: tå
• Swedish: tå
• Danish: tå

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *tanhwą. Compare Finnish tanhua (“stockyard”), which was borrowed from Proto-Norse or Proto-Germanic. The noun itself is derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“tough”).

Noun

tá n (genitive tás, plural tá)

2. (poetic) path, walk

Declension

  Declension of tá (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tá	táit	tá	táin
accusative	tá	táit	tá	táin
dative	tái, tá	táinu, tánu	tám	tánum
genitive	tás	tásins	tá	tánna

Descendants

• Icelandic: tá
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tåg
• Old Swedish: tā, ⇒ fortā
  • Swedish: tå (dialectal)
• ⇒ Old Danish: fortā, fortæ
  • Danish: forte
  • Danish: fortov
    • Norwegian Bokmål: fortau (also from a dialectal form of fortåg)

References

• tá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• 'tá

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta/

• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: tá

Etymology 1

Clipping of está, third-person singular present indicative of estar.

Verb

tá

1. Eye dialect spelling of está.

   Cê tá falando com quem?

   Who are you talking to?

   Vamo, tá na hora de tomar café.

   Let's go, it’s time for breakfast.

2. (Brazil) Eye dialect spelling of estar.

   Eu queria tá com você.

   I’d like to be with you.

   É bom tá sempre aprendendo, né?

   It’s good to always be learning, right?

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tá.

Derived terms

• tá-se bem

Etymology 2

Clipping of está bem and está bom.

Interjection

tá

1. (Brazil, colloquial) OK; all right

   Synonym: tá bom

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tá.

Slovak

Pronoun

tá

1. nominative feminine singular of ten

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ta

Etymology

Clipping of está, or borrowed from Portuguese tá.

Interjection

tá

1. (Uruguay) okay
   • 2008, Néstor Ganduglia, Historias mágicas del Uruguay interior, page 52:

     Y tá, y me quedé ahí.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taː˦˥]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 打 (SV: đả), perhaps from a rendition in Mandarin 打臣 (dǎchén, đả thần), from English dozen.

Numeral

tá

1. dozen

   Synonym: lố

   một tá trứng ― one dozen eggs

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 佐.

Noun

tá

1. (military) field officer (higher than uý but lower than tướng)

Derived terms

• đại tá (大佐, “senior colonel; commodore”)
• thiếu tá (少佐, “major; lieutenant commander”)
• thượng tá (上佐, “colonel; captain”)
• trung tá (中佐, “lieutenant colonel; commander”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 佐.

Verb

tá

1. (only in compounds) to help

Derived terms

• phụ tá (輔佐, “assistant”)
• y tá (醫佐, “nurse”)

 

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 借.

Verb

tá

1. to borrow

Derived terms

• giả tá (假借, “(Chinese characters) phonetic loan”)

 

Etymology 5

Alternative forms

• ta (colloquial, informal)

Interjection

tá • (佐, 些)

1. An expression of inquisitiveness or emotionality
   • 15th century, Lê Thánh Tông, “Núi Góa [Lonely Mountain]” in Hồng Đức Quốc Âm thi tập (Collection of Poems in Our Nation's Language), folio 37a

     細(Tới)𫢩(nay)歲(tuổi)㐌(đã)包(bao)饒(nhiêu)些(tá)
     擲(Trạnh)擲(trạnh)𥾽(bền)肝(gan)渚(chửa)𥙩(lấy)𫯳(chồng)

     Now how old are ye? Ye remain so unwaveringly and resolutely unmarried.

   • Trần Tế Xương, “Vợ Chồng Ngâu (Mr. & Mrs. Ngâu)” in Vị Thành Giai Cú tập biên (《渭城佳句摺編》 "Collection of Vị Thành's Belle Phrases")

     𫨩(Hay)羅(là)𢜝(sợ)悶(muộn)𫯳(chồng)庄(chăng)佐(tá)
     唏(Hơi)󰜋(đâu)𦓡(mà)挸(kén)𩵜(cá)撰(chọn)羮(canh)

     Or was she so afraid of being married late that she didn't bother to be choosy?

Anagrams

• át