See also: 'tain, táin, and täin

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tain (uncountable)

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

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Superlative of taka-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.in/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝.in]
  • Rhymes: -ɑ.in
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧in

Adjective

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tain

  1. the furthest back, the most posterior

Declension

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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:

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French

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Etymology

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Alteration of étain (tin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tain m (plural tains)

  1. silvering
  2. aluminium foil

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Galo

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Noun

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tain

  1. mushroom

North Frisian

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Etymology

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

Numeral

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tain

  1. (Heligoland) ten

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tain

  1. inflection of tan:
    1. accusative/dative singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
tain thain tain
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تعين (tayin).

Noun

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tain n (plural tainuri)

  1. army ration
  2. part that is given to someone when dividing something

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