Contionary:tá

Anrish

Alternative forms

• tà, tan-

Etymology

From Middle Anrish tan, from Old Anrish tán, tón, from Proto-Germanic *tō and *ana

Pronunciation

(Anrish) IPA: /ta/

Preposition

tá (runic:‧ᛏᚭ‧)

Perot tá cølture mauð. (A parrot on a child's shoulder.)

• (+ common)

1. onto (allative)

   Surtuð íra lúa tá tafura.

   ᛬ᛞᚢᚱᚴᚢᚴ‧ᛁᚱᚭ‧ᛚᚢᚭ‧ᛏᚭ‧ᛏᚭᚠᚢᚱᚭ᛬

   Your cat jumped on the table.

• (+ dative)

1. on, upon

   Is tenur tá gǫtene.

   ᛬ᛁᛞ‧ᛏᛖᚾᚢᚱ‧ᛏᚭ‧ᚷᛆᚭᛏᛖᚾᛖ᛬

   There is a crowd in the street.

2. (of time) upon, in the event of (cf.+ subjunctive)

   Tan-inture.

   ᛬ᛏᚭᛌᛁᚾᛏᚢᚱᛖ᛬

   In case of a flood

3. (used in certain fixed expressions)

   Is bitúa tan-éftene.

   ᛬ᛁᛞ‧ᛒᛁᛏᚢᛌᚭ‧ᛏᚭᛌᛖᚠᛏᛖᚾᛖ᛬

   It is the middle of the night

• (+ genitive)

1. on, with (a resource)

   Fryøtið fóra tá lúetað

   ᛬ᚠᚱᛦᚢᛏᛁᚴ‧ᚠᚮᚱᚭ‧ᛏᚭ‧ᛚᚢᛖᛏᚭᚴ᛬

   The car is running on electricity.

• (+ subjunctive)

1. when, at the time of

   Pó mea tá híe ú æ mír.

   ᛬ᛄᚮ‧ᛘᛆᛁ‧ᛏᚭ‧ᚼᛁᛖ‧ᚢ‧ᛆ‧ᛘᛁᚱ᛬

   I am happy when you are with me.