þan

Gothic

Romanization

þan

1. Romanization of 𐌸𐌰𐌽

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þain, from Proto-Germanic *þainaz (“moist”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt, flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɑːn/

Adjective

þān

1. moist

   Synonyms: fūht, *ūriġ, wēse

Declension

Declension of þān — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þān	þān	þān
Accusative	þānne	þāne	þān
Genitive	þānes	þānre	þānes
Dative	þānum	þānre	þānum
Instrumental	þāne	þānre	þāne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þāne	þāna, þāne	þān
Accusative	þāne	þāna, þāne	þān
Genitive	þānra	þānra	þānra
Dative	þānum	þānum	þānum
Instrumental	þānum	þānum	þānum

Declension of þān — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þāna	þāne	þāne
Accusative	þānan	þānan	þāne
Genitive	þānan	þānan	þānan
Dative	þānan	þānan	þānan
Instrumental	þānan	þānan	þānan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þānan	þānan	þānan
Accusative	þānan	þānan	þānan
Genitive	þānra, þānena	þānra, þānena	þānra, þānena
Dative	þānum	þānum	þānum
Instrumental	þānum	þānum	þānum

Related terms

• þānian
• þǣnan
• þīnan
• ofþinen

Descendants

• Middle English: *than, *thon
  • English: thone, thoan, thean (dialectal)
    • ⇒ English: thoney
  • Scots: thane, thain