tsan

English

Etymology

By analogy with san (from Ancient Greek σάν (sán)), which stood for /s/, due to it likely being a variant of that letter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsæn/
  • Rhymes: -æn

Noun

tsan (plural tsans)

  1. An Ancient Greek letter ⟨Ͷ ͷ⟩, found in a single inscription in the Arcadian dialect of Mantineia, which likely represented /t͡s/.

See also

Franco-Provençal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sãŋ] (Aosta)

Noun

tsan (plural tsan) (Valdôtain, Graphie BREL)

  1. alternative form of champ (“field”)

References

  • champ in Patois VdA: Le site du Francoprovençal en Vallée d'Aoste – on patoisvda.org
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