tartan

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːt(ə)n/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑɹtn̩/, [-ɾn̩] (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈtɑɹt(ə)n/, /ˈtæɹ-/ Homophone: Tartan Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən Hyphenation: tar‧tan === Etymology 1 === The noun is an unadapted borrowing from Scots tartan, from Old Scots tartane, tertane, probably from Old French tertaine, tiretaine (“cloth of wool mixed with cotton or linen”), probably from tiret (“kind of precious cloth”) + -aine modelled after futaine (“woven cloth made from cotton mixed with linen or silk”). Tiret is derived from tire (“kind of silk cloth”), from Medieval Latin tyrium (“cloth dyed with Tyrian purple”), a noun use of Latin tyrium, an inflection of tyrius (“of Tyre, Tyrian”), from Latin Tyrus (“Phoenician city of Tyre (in modern Lebanon)”) (from Ancient Greek Τῠ́ρος (Tŭ́ros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr)) + -ius (suffix forming adjectives). Another suggestion is that the Scots noun is from Middle English tartaryn (“rich cloth (probably silk) imported from the East, probably from China through Tartary”), from Old French (drap) tartarin (literally “cloth of Tartary”), from Medieval Latin Tartarīnus (“of Tartary or the Tatars”), from Latin Tartarus, Tatarus (“Tatar person”) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). However, the Oxford English Dictionary notes that tartarin referred to a more expensive fabric. Noun etymology 1 sense 2.2 (“type of fly used in fly fishing”) may refer to its use in Scotland: see the 1837 quotation. Etymology 1 sense 2.3 (“young person who is a member of a Protestant gang in Northern Ireland”) is from the fact that they were traditionally supporters of Rangers Football Club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun, while the verb is also derived from the noun. ==== Noun ==== tartan (countable and uncountable, plural tartans) (originally Scotland) (uncountable) Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders, now with different clans (though this only dates from the late 18th century) and some Scottish families and institutions having their own patterns; (countable) a particular type of such fabric. Synonyms: (one sense) plaid, Scotch plaid Coordinate term: flannel (countable) A pattern used on such fabric. (uncountable) Clothing made from this fabric. (figurative) (countable) An individual who wears tartan (etymology 1 sense 1.2); specifically, a Scottish Highlander, or a Scottish person (chiefly a Scotsman) in general. (countable, fishing) A type of fly used in fly fishing, often to catch salmon. (countable, UK) A young person who is a member of a Protestant gang in Northern Ireland. (uncountable) Preceded by the: a group of people customarily wearing tartan; Scottish Highlanders or Scottish people collectively; also, the soldiers of a Scottish Highland regiment collectively. (uncountable, chiefly attributive) Originally a trade name in the form Tartan: a synthetic resin used for surfacing ramps, running tracks, etc. (uncountable, Scotland) Ellipsis of tartan-purry (“a porridge made from cabbage mixed with oatmeal”). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== tartan-purry ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: tartà → Scottish Gaelic: tartan ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== tartan (comparative more tartan, superlative most tartan) Made of tartan (noun etymology 1 sense 1), or having a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles like a that of a tartan. (figurative, sometimes humorous) Of or relating to Scotland, its culture, or people; Scottish. ===== Derived terms ===== Tartan Army tartan noir tartan tax Tartan Tory ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== tartan (third-person singular simple present tartans, present participle tartaning, simple past and past participle tartaned) (transitive) To clothe (someone) in tartan (noun etymology 1 sense 1.2). To apply a tartan pattern to (something). (figurative) To make (something) Scottish, or more Scottish; to tartanize. ===== Derived terms ===== tartaned (adjective) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French tartane, from Italian tartana; further origin uncertain, said to be from Arabic طَرِيدَة (ṭarīda, “type of fast ship”) but according to the Oxford English Dictionary there is insufficient evidence for this. ==== Noun ==== tartan (plural tartans) (nautical) A type of one-masted vessel with a lateen sail and a foresail, used in the Mediterranean. ===== Alternative forms ===== tartana, tartane ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === tartan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Rattan, Tatran, rattan, tantra == Danish == === Etymology === From English tartan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tartan/, [ˈtˢɑːtˢan] === Noun === tartan n or c (singular definite tartanet or tartanen) tartan (woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern) tartan (synthetic resin, used for surfacing tracks etc.) [from 1969] ==== Related terms ==== skotskternet == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tartan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑr.tɑn/, (colloquial) /tɑrˈtɑn/ Hyphenation: tar‧tan === Noun === tartan n or m (plural tartans, no diminutive) tartan (woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of intersecting orthogonal coloured stripes, associated with Scottish Highlanders) a kilt or cloak made of tartan ==== Usage notes ==== Neuter gender is usually preferred for the mass noun denoting the fabric while masculine is preferred for countable nouns, but the distinction is not observed as clearly for this word as it is for other terms that are both mass nouns and countable nouns. ==== Related terms ==== tierelantijn == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === tartan m (plural tartans) tartan === Further reading === “tartan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtar.tan/ Rhymes: -artan Syllabification: tar‧tan === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English tartan, from Middle English tartaryn, from Middle French tartarin, tiretaine, from Old French tiret, from tire, from Medieval Latin tyrius, from Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr). ==== Noun ==== tartan m inan tartan (woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of intersecting orthogonal coloured stripes, associated with Scottish Highlanders) tartan (pattern associated with such material) clothing made of such fabric (athletics) tartan track (all-weather synthetic track surfacing made of polyurethane used for track and field competitions) (athletics, colloquial) tartan track (stadium or running track covered with such material) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== tartan f genitive plural of tartana === Further reading === tartan in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tartan. === Noun === tartan n (plural tartane) tartan ==== Declension ==== == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From English tartan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʰarˠʃtan/ === Noun === tartan m (genitive singular tartain, plural tartain) tartan (woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation ===