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tañer
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Asturian
Alternative forms
- tiñir (Colunga)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tangere, tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-.
Pronunciation
Verb
tañer
- to play (an instrument)
- to ring (a bell)
- (archaic) to touch
- Synonym: tocar
- to guide a cow
- Synonym: afalar
Conjugation
Conjugation of tañer
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tangere, tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-. Doublet of tangir, a learned borrowing.
Pronunciation
Verb
tañer (first-person singular present taño, first-person singular preterite tañí, past participle tañido)
- to play (an instrument)
- to ring (a bell)
- (Can we date this quote?), Chavela Vargas, La noche de mi amor:
- Quiero la alegría de un barco volviendo / Y mil campanas de gloria tañendo / Para brindar la noche de mi amor
- I want the joy of a boat returning / And one thousand bells of glory ringing / To toast the night of my love
- to strum
- Synonym: rasguear
- (obsolete, archaic) to touch
- Synonym: tocar
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “tañer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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