English Dictionary

tan

IPA（発音記号）

/tæn/

数詞

方言 稀用

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

日本語の意味

（方言・希少な用法）２番目の基数。かつて、ケルト地域、特にカンブリアやヨークシャーの一部で、羊の数や編み物の目数を数える際に用いられた数詞。

When counting sheep in Cumbria, the shepherd called out one, tan, three as he knitted beside the hearth.

カンブリアで羊を数えるとき、羊飼いは炉辺で編み物をしながら「一、二、三」と声を上げた。

意味（1）

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