Tanuševci

Tanuševci (Macedonian: Танушевци, Albanian: Tanushë) is a village in the municipality of Čučer-Sandevo, Republic of North Macedonia.

Tanuševci Танушевци Tanushë
Village
Tanuševci Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°14′28″N 21°23′48″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipality	Čučer-Sandevo
Population  (2021)
• Total	304
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	SK
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History

The settlement was mentioned in the 15th century as Tanushevc.^[1]

Name

Tanuševci, in local Albanian Tanushë comes from the name Tanush. Tanush is the Albanian variant of the Greek given name Athanasius, loaned from Latin.^[2] Where the fricative /θ/ becomes the stop /t/, this shows that the name passed through Latin before entering Albanian; the Greek-derived equivalent is the name and onomastic element Thanas.^[3] The Albanian definite form is Tanushi. In Latin, it was written Tanusius, while in Italian Tanussio and Tanusso.

Other people / places with similar etymologies are

• Tanusio Thopia (fl. 1329–38), Angevin Albanian count
• Tanush Thopia (died 1467), nobleman
• Little Tanush (fl. 1423–33), nobleman

• Tanuše (Albanian: Tanushaj), an Albanian village of the Upper Reka region, Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality, North Macedonia

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Tanuševci had 304 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[4]

• Albanians 212
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 92

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 417 inhabitants.^[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[5]

• Albanians 409
• Others 8

See also

• Tanush (name)