τᾶν
τᾶν, τᾶν, my dear chap (interjection)
τᾶν, indecl., only in phrase ὦ τᾶν, as a form of address,
- sir, my good friend, Pi. fr. 215b4, Epich. 87, S. OT 1145, Ph. 1387, E. Ba. 802, Pl. Ap. 25c, Ep. 319e, D. 1.26: freq. in Com. (Ar. Pl. 66, al.), Pl.Com. 17 D., Men. Sam. 202, Com.Adesp. 21.11 D.: with a pr. n., ὦ τ. Φαίδιμε ib. 22.66 D.; used in addressing several persons, τί δρῶμεν, ὦ τᾶν; S. Ichn. 98; ἆρά γε, ὦ τᾶν, ἐθελήσετε; Cratin. 360, cf. Nicopho 29. (A.D. Adv. 159.11 says ωταν has a long final syllable and two accents: after criticizing earlier theories he derives it from ὦ *ἐτᾶν, in which *ἐτᾶν is a form of ἔτης, comparing μεγιστᾶν, ξυνᾶν: accented ὦ τᾶν in S. Ichn. l.c.)
τᾶν [ᾱ] béot. c. τῶν, gén. pl. fém. de l’art. ὁ, ἡ, τό.
2. τᾶν en τάν, indecl., vaak ὦ τᾶν en ὦ τάν , vriendelijke aanspreekvorm, m’n beste.
τάν
- 1sir ὦ τάν, μή με κερτόμʼ[ fr. 215a. 4.
τᾶν
only in phrase, ὦ τᾶν or ὦ τάν
- sir, my good friend, Soph., Eur., Plat., etc.; used in addressing several persons, ὦ τᾶν, ἀπαλλαχθῆτον Ar. Origin uncertain.