Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dialectal, rare)The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.

Examples

87 sentences

  1. Where did Tom get that tan?

    Де Том так засмаг? — deniko

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  2. I'm trying to get a tan.

    Я намагаюсь засмагнути. — older

    ruЯ пытаюсь загореть. — odexed

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  3. Tom is very tan.

    Том дуже загорілий. — deniko

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  4. I tanned myself on the beach.

    ruЯ загорел на пляже. — Balamax

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  5. Tom was wearing baggy tan pants.

    ruТом носил мешковатые бежевые штаны. — Smoky

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Origin

From a Brythonic language; influenced in form by yan (“one”) in the same series.

From a Brythonic language; influenced in form by yan (“one”) in the same series.

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See also

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