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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish tinn,[1] from Proto-Celtic *tennis, related to *tanauyos (“thin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /tʲəiɲ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /tʲəinʲ/, [tʲëinʲ][2]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /tʲiːn̠ʲ/[3]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /tʲɪn̠ʲ/
Adjective
[edit]tinn (genitive singular feminine tinne, plural tinne, comparative tinne)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]- (sick, ill): breoite
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| 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. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tinn, teinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 10, page 8
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 22
Further reading
[edit]- 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
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]tinn n (definite singular tinnet, uncountable)
References
[edit]- “tinn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]tinn n (definite singular tinnet, uncountable)
- tin (as above)
References
[edit]- “tinn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *tinnu, from Proto-Germanic *tinnō, from earlier *tindnō, *tindnijō. Cognate with Old High German zinna (“pinnacle, merlon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tinn f
Declension
[edit]Declension of tinn (strong ō-stem)
Related terms
[edit]Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish tinn, from Proto-Celtic *tenni-, related to *tanauyos (“thin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tinn
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “tinn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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