tain

See also: 'tain, táin, and täin

English

Etymology

From Middle English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn (“a twig”).

Noun

tain (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Thin tin plate
2. (obsolete) Tin foil for mirrors.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “tain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• NAIT, TINA, Tani, Tian, Tina, ain't, aniṭ, anti, anti-, nait, tian, tina

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Finnish

Etymology

Superlative of taka-.

Alternative forms

• taain

Adjective

tain

1. the furthest back, the most posterior

Declension

Inflection of tain (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		tain	taimmat
genitive		taimman	taimpien tainten
partitive		tainta	taimpia
illative		taimpaan	taimpiin
		singular	plural
nominative		tain	taimmat
accusative	nom.	tain	taimmat
	gen.	taimman
genitive		taimman	taimpien tainten taimpain rare
partitive		tainta	taimpia
inessive		taimmassa	taimmissa
elative		taimmasta	taimmista
illative		taimpaan	taimpiin
adessive		taimmalla	taimmilla
ablative		taimmalta	taimmilta
allative		taimmalle	taimmille
essive		taimpana	taimpina
translative		taimmaksi	taimmiksi
abessive		taimmatta	taimmitta
instructive		—	taimmin
comitative		—	taimpine

Possessive forms of tain (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taimpani taimpani accusative nom. taimpani taimpani gen. taimpani genitive taimpani taimpieni tainteni taimpaini rare partitive taintani taimpiani inessive taimmassani taimmissani elative taimmastani taimmistani illative taimpaani taimpiini adessive taimmallani taimmillani ablative taimmaltani taimmiltani allative taimmalleni taimmilleni essive taimpanani taimpinani translative taimmakseni taimmikseni abessive taimmattani taimmittani instructive — — comitative — taimpineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taimpasi taimpasi accusative nom. taimpasi taimpasi gen. taimpasi genitive taimpasi taimpiesi taintesi taimpaisi rare partitive taintasi taimpiasi inessive taimmassasi taimmissasi elative taimmastasi taimmistasi illative taimpaasi taimpiisi adessive taimmallasi taimmillasi ablative taimmaltasi taimmiltasi allative taimmallesi taimmillesi essive taimpanasi taimpinasi translative taimmaksesi taimmiksesi abessive taimmattasi taimmittasi instructive — — comitative — taimpinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taimpamme taimpamme accusative nom. taimpamme taimpamme gen. taimpamme genitive taimpamme taimpiemme taintemme taimpaimme rare partitive taintamme taimpiamme inessive taimmassamme taimmissamme elative taimmastamme taimmistamme illative taimpaamme taimpiimme adessive taimmallamme taimmillamme ablative taimmaltamme taimmiltamme allative taimmallemme taimmillemme essive taimpanamme taimpinamme translative taimmaksemme taimmiksemme abessive taimmattamme taimmittamme instructive — — comitative — taimpinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taimpanne taimpanne accusative nom. taimpanne taimpanne gen. taimpanne genitive taimpanne taimpienne taintenne taimpainne rare partitive taintanne taimpianne inessive taimmassanne taimmissanne elative taimmastanne taimmistanne illative taimpaanne taimpiinne adessive taimmallanne taimmillanne ablative taimmaltanne taimmiltanne allative taimmallenne taimmillenne essive taimpananne taimpinanne translative taimmaksenne taimmiksenne abessive taimmattanne taimmittanne instructive — — comitative — taimpinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative taimpansa taimpansa accusative nom. taimpansa taimpansa gen. taimpansa genitive taimpansa taimpiensa taintensa taimpainsa rare partitive taintaan taintansa taimpiaan taimpiansa inessive taimmassaan taimmassansa taimmissaan taimmissansa elative taimmastaan taimmastansa taimmistaan taimmistansa illative taimpaansa taimpiinsa adessive taimmallaan taimmallansa taimmillaan taimmillansa ablative taimmaltaan taimmaltansa taimmiltaan taimmiltansa allative taimmalleen taimmallensa taimmilleen taimmillensa essive taimpanaan taimpanansa taimpinaan taimpinansa translative taimmakseen taimmaksensa taimmikseen taimmiksensa abessive taimmattaan taimmattansa taimmittaan taimmittansa instructive — — comitative — taimpineen taimpinensa

Less common:

Declension of tain (type sisin) singular plural nominative tain takimmat genitive takimman takimpien tainten partitive tainta takimpia accusative tain takimman takimmat inessive takimmassa takimmissa elative takimmasta takimmista illative takimpaan takimpiin adessive takimmalla takimmilla ablative takimmalta takimmilta allative takimmalle takimmille essive takimpana takimpina translative takimmaksi takimmiksi abessive takimmatta takimmitta instructive – takimmin comitative – takimpine

Synonyms

• takimmainen

Anagrams

• anti, anti-, nait, tina

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French

Etymology

Alteration of étain (“tin”).

Noun

tain m (plural tains)

1. silvering
2. aluminium foil

Derived terms

• miroir sans tain

Further reading

• “tain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• nait, naît, niât, tian

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North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tiān or Low German teihn. Compare West Frisian tsien.

Numeral

tain

1. (Heligoland) ten