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Definition 2025
teinn
teinn
See also: téinn
Irish
Adjective
teinn (genitive singular feminine teinne, plural teinne, comparative teinne)
- Superseded spelling of tinn.
Declension
Declension of teinn
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teinn | theinn | teinne; theinne² |
|
| Vocative | theinn | teinne | ||
| Genitive | teinne | teinne | teinn | |
| Dative | teinn; theinn¹ |
theinn | teinne; theinne² |
|
| Comparative | níos teinne | |||
| Superlative | is teinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teinn | theinn | dteinn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||