tain
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn (“a twig”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tain (uncountable)
References edit
- “tain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Tain”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes III (REA–ZYM), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Superlative of taka-.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tain
Declension edit
Inflection of tain (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation) | |||
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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 | |
abessive | taimmatta | taimmitta | |
instructive | — | taimmin | |
comitative | — | taimpine |
Less common:
Declension of tain (type 36*H/sisin)
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Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tain”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-12-01
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of étain (“tin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tain m (plural tains)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Galo edit
Noun edit
tain
North Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian tiān or Low German teihn. Compare West Frisian tsien.
Numeral edit
tain
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tain
- inflection of tan:
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تعين (tayin).
Noun edit
tain n (plural tainuri)
Declension edit
Declension of tain
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) tain | tainul | (niște) tainuri | tainurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) tain | tainului | (unor) tainuri | tainurilor |
vocative | tainule | tainurilor |