Tallinn
English
Etymology
Compound of old Estonian Taani (“Denmark”) and linn ("town", originally "castle").
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn
- The capital of Estonia.
Derived terms
Translations
Capital of Estonia
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References
Asturian
Proper noun
Tallinn ?
Czech
Proper noun
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Danish
Proper noun
Tallinn
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tallinn n
Estonian
Etymology
From Old Estonian Tanin lidna, equivalent to Taani (“Danish”) + linn (“city (originally "fortress, castle")”). An alternative theory derives it from tali (“winter”) + linn.
Until 1933 both the forms Tallinn and Tallinna were in official use.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲlːinː/, [ˈtɑlʲlʲːinː] (Official, also Eastern Estonia)
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲlin(ː)/, [ˈtɑlʲlʲin(ː)] (Northern Estonia)
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲin(ɑ)/, [ˈtɑlʲin(ɑ)] (Western Estonia)
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲnɑ/, [ˈtɑlʲnɑ] (Southern Estonia)
Proper noun
Tallinn
Declension
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French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn f
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tallinn n (proper noun, strong, genitive Tallinns)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Tallinn | — |
accusative | Tallinnt | — |
dative | Tallinnak | — |
instrumental | Tallinnal | — |
causal-final | Tallinnért | — |
translative | Tallinná | — |
terminative | Tallinnig | — |
essive-formal | Tallinnként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Tallinnban | — |
superessive | Tallinnon | — |
adessive | Tallinnál | — |
illative | Tallinnba | — |
sublative | Tallinnra | — |
allative | Tallinnhoz | — |
elative | Tallinnból | — |
delative | Tallinnról | — |
ablative | Tallinntól | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Tallinné | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Tallinnéi | — |
Possessive forms of Tallinn | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Tallinnom | — |
2nd person sing. | Tallinnod | — |
3rd person sing. | Tallinnja | — |
1st person plural | Tallinnunk | — |
2nd person plural | Tallinnotok | — |
3rd person plural | Tallinnjuk | — |
Derived terms
Italian
Proper noun
Tallinn m
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn m inan
Declension
Declension of Tallinn
singular | |
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nominative | Tallinn |
genitive | Tallinnu |
dative | Tallinnowi |
accusative | Tallinn |
instrumental | Tallinnem |
locative | Tallinnie |
vocative | Tallinnie |
Derived terms
- (nouns) tallińczyk, tallinka
- (adjective) talliński
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Tallinn f
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Swedish
Proper noun
Tallinn n (genitive Tallinns)
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