tunn

See also: tunń and tünn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

tunn (neuter tunt, plural tunne, comparative tunnare, superlative tunnast)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tynn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse þunnr, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɵn/

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• Rhymes: -ɵn

Adjective

tunn (comparative tunnare, superlative tunnast)

1. thin; having small thickness
2. scanty, thin; sparsely occurring
3. diffuse, diluted; lacking substance

Declension

Inflection of tunn

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	tunn	tunnare	tunnast
neuter singular	tunt	tunnare	tunnast
plural	tunna	tunnare	tunnast
masculine plural2	tunne	tunnare	tunnast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	tunne	tunnare	tunnaste
all	tunna	tunnare	tunnaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

• (having small thickness): smal
• (sparsely occurring): gles
• (lacking substance): utspädd, vattnig

Antonyms

• (having small thickness): tjock
• (sparsely occurring): tät, riklig
• (lacking substance): koncentrerad

Related terms

• cellofantunn
• lövtunn
• tunna
• tunnbladig
• tunnbröd
• tunnfilm
• tunnflytande
• tunnhet
• tunnhudad
• tunnhårig
• tunnklädd
• tunnpannkaka
• tunnplåt
• tunnskalig
• tunnsliten
• tunnsådd
• tunntarm
• tunntrådig
• tunnväggig

See also

• smal

References

• “tunn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “tunn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)