tinn

See also: Tinn and tínn

Irish

Alternative forms

• teinn (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish tinn, from Proto-Celtic *tenni-, related to *tanauyos (“thin”).

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /tʲəiɲ/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /tʲəinʲ/, [tʲëinʲ]
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /tʲiːn̠ʲ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /tʲɪn̠ʲ/

Adjective

tinn (genitive singular feminine tinne, plural tinne, comparative tinne)

1. sore
2. sick, ill

Declension

Declension of tinn

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	tinn	thinn	tinne; thinne²
Vocative	thinn		tinne
Genitive		tinne	tinne	tinn
Dative	tinn; thinn¹	thinn	tinne; thinne²
Comparative	níos tinne
Superlative	is tinne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• (sick, ill): breoite

Derived terms

• tinneas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tinn	thinn	dtinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tinn, teinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 22
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tinn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 734
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse tin.

Noun

tinn n (definite singular tinnet, uncountable)

1. tin (metallic element, chemical symbol Sn)
2. pewter

References

• “tinn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse tin.

Noun

tinn n (definite singular tinnet, uncountable)

1. tin (as above)

References

• “tinn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tinnu, from Proto-Germanic *tinnō, from earlier *tindnō, *tindnijō. Cognate with Old High German zinna (“pinnacle, merlon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tinn/, [tin]

Noun

tinn f

1. beam, rafter

Declension

Declension of tinn (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tinn	tinna, tinne
accusative	tinne	tinna, tinne
genitive	tinne	tinna
dative	tinne	tinnum

Related terms

• tind
• tōþ
• tūsċ

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tinn, from Proto-Celtic *tenni-, related to *tanauyos (“thin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰĩːɲ/

Adjective

tinn

1. sore
2. sick, ill

Derived terms

• tinneas

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “tinn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN