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tönn

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See also: tonn, tónn, and tǫnn

Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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  • tenn (archaic, obsolete)

Etymology

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From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tönn f (genitive singular tannar, nominative plural tennur or (rare, archaic, obsolete) tannir or (archaic/obsolete) tönnur)

  1. a tooth

Declension

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Declension of tönn (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tönn tönnin tennur, tannir1, tönnur2 tennurnar, tannirnar1, tönnurnar2
accusative tönn tönnina tennur, tannir1, tönnur2 tennurnar, tannirnar1, tönnurnar2
dative tönn tönninni tönnum tönnunum
genitive tannar tannarinnar tanna tannanna

1Rare, archaic, obsolete.
2Archaic/obsolete.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “tönn”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “tönn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • tönn”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)