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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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/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 taimpainrare
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
instructive		—	taimmin
abessive		taimmatta	taimmitta
comitative		—	taimpine

Possessive forms of tain (type sisin)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	taimpani	taimpamme
2nd person	taimpasi	taimpanne
3rd person	taimpansa
Only used with substantive adjectives, -inen adjectives used for comparisons of equality or agent participles.

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 instructive – takimmin abessive takimmatta takimmitta 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 (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanʲ/

Noun

tain

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

Mutation

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.