Contionary:tà

Anrish

Alternative forms

• tá, tan-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Anrish) IPA: /ta/

Preposition

tà (runic:‧ᛏᚭᛌ‧)

Perot tà béne bryðerið. (A parrot on a child's shoulder.)

• (+ common)

1. onto (allative)

   Surtuð íra lúo tà tafura.

   ᛬ᛞᚢᚱᚴᚢᚴ‧ᛁᚱᚭ‧ᛚᚢᚮ‧ᛏᚭᛌ‧ᛏᚭᚠᚢᚱᚭ᛬

   Your cat jumped on the table.

• (+ dative)

1. on, upon

   Is tenur tà gǫtene.

   ᛬ᛁᛞ‧ᛏᛖᚾᚢᚱ‧ᛏᚭᛌ‧ᚷᛆᚭᛏᛖᚾᛖ᛬

   There is a crowd in the street.

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

   Tan-ynture.

   ᛬ᛏᚭᛌᛦᚾᛏᚢᚱᛖ᛬

   In case of a flood

3. (used in certain fixed expressions)

   Is melha tan-éftene.

   ᛬ᛁᛞ‧ᛘᛖᚹᚭ‧ᛏᚭᛌᛖᚠᛏᛖᚾᛖ᛬

   It is the middle of the night

• (+ genitive)

1. on, with (a resource)

   Fryøtið fóra tà lúetað

   ᛬ᚠᚱᛦᚢᛏᛁᚴ‧ᚠᚮᚱᚭ‧ᛏᚭᛌ‧ᛚᚢᛖᛏᚭᚴ᛬

   The car is running on electricity.

• (+ subjunctive)

1. when, at the time of

   Feo mea tà híe ú jo mír.

   ᛬ᚠᛖᚭ‧ᛘᛆᛁ‧ᛏᚭᛌ‧ᚼᛁᛖ‧ᚢ‧ᛁᚮ‧ᛘᛁᚱ᛬

   I am happy when you are with me.