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Tinn
tinn
tinn
Irish
Alternative forms
- teinn (superseded)
Adjective
tinn (genitive singular feminine tinne, plural tinne, comparative tinne)
Declension
Declension of tinn
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | tinn | thinn | tinne; thinne² |
|
| Vocative | thinn | tinne | ||
| Genitive | tinne | tinne | tinn | |
| Dative | tinn; thinn¹ |
thinn | tinne; thinne² |
|
| Comparative | níos tinne | |||
| Superlative | is tinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (sick, ill): breoite
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tinn | thinn | dtinn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “tinn, teinn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1975, The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 22.
- “tinn” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "tinn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
tinn n (definite singular tinnet) (uncountable)
References
- “tinn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.