o dan

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈdan/

Etymology

From o (of, from) + tan (under).

Preposition

o dan (triggers soft mutation on a following noun)

  1. under

Usage notes

In literary Welsh, tan can mean both "under" and "until". In Welsh usage today, however, dan (originally the soft mutation of tan) has become a preposition in its own right with the meaning "under" whereas tan means "until", retaining the meaning "under" in certain expressions, compound words and place names. Modern dan or tan are not usually mutated. o dan is an alternative to dan.

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