See also: 'tain, táin, and täin

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tain (uncountable)

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

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FinnishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Superlative of taka-.

PronunciationEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

tain

  1. the furthest back, the most posterior

DeclensionEdit

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
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)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person taimpani taimpamme
2nd person taimpasi taimpanne
3rd person taimpansa

Less common:

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Alteration of étain (tin).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tain m (plural tains)

  1. silvering
  2. aluminium foil

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GaloEdit

NounEdit

tain

  1. mushroom

North FrisianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NumeralEdit

tain

  1. (Heligoland) ten

Old IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tain

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

MutationEdit

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.

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تعين(tayin).

NounEdit

tain n (plural tainuri)

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

DeclensionEdit