Tessin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ticinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.sɛ̃/, /te.sɛ̃/

Proper noun

Tessin m

1. Ticino (a canton of Switzerland)

Derived terms

• tessinois m, tessinoise f
• Tessinois m, Tessinoise f

See also

• (cantons of Switzerland) Cantons suisses; Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures, Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures, Argovie, Bâle-Campagne, Bâle-Ville, Berne, Fribourg, Genève, Glaris, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwald, Obwald, Saint-Gall, Schaffhouse, Schwytz, Soleure, Tessin, Thurgovie, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich ^{(Category: fr:Cantons of Switzerland)}

German

das Tessin

der Tessin

Alternative forms

• TI (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Audio (Switzerland):

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• Hyphenation: Tes‧sin

Proper noun

Tessin n (proper noun, genitive Tessins or (optionally with an article) Tessin)

1. Ticino (a canton of Switzerland)

   Synonym: Kanton Tessin

Proper noun

der Tessin m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Tessins)

1. Ticino (a left tributary of the Po in Switzerland and Italy)

Derived terms

• Tessiner
• tessinisch

See also

• (cantons of Switzerland) Schweizer Kantone; Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genf, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Neuenburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Tessin, Thurgau, Uri, Waadt, Wallis, Zug, Zürich ^{(Category: de:Cantons of Switzerland)}

Further reading

• Kanton Tessin on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Tessin (Fluss) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Tessin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Tessin (Kanton)” in Duden online
• “Tessin (Fluss)” in Duden online
• “Tessin” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon