tāns
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Two possible routes:
- from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas, with suffix nasalization frequent in Old Prussian;
- from earlier *tānas, a result of conflation of Proto-Balto-Slavic *ta- + *anas.
Pronoun
tāns
- he, the third person singular pronoun
Declension
| Sg. | Pl. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tāns (tans) | tennei |
| Acc. | tennan (tennen) | tennans (tannans) |
| Dat. | tennesmu (tenesmu, tennēismu, tennijsmu) | tennēimans (tennēimons) |
| Gen. | tennessei | tennēisan (tenneison, tanassen, tanaessen) |
References
- Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988–1997) “tāns”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas (in Lithuanian), Vilnius
- W. R. Schmalstieg (1971) “New Look at the Old Prussian Pronoun”, in Baltistica VII(2), Vilnius: Vilniau Universitetas
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