See also: tunn' and tünn

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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tunn (neuter tunt, plural tunne, comparative tunnare, superlative tunnast)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tynn

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þunnr, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.

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Adjective

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tunn (comparative tunnare, superlative tunnast)

  1. thin; having small thickness
  2. scanty, thin; sparsely occurring
  3. diffuse, diluted; lacking substance

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Inflection of tunn
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tunn tunnare tunnast
neuter singular tunt tunnare tunnast
plural tunna tunnare tunnast
masculine plural2 tunne tunnare tunnast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tunne tunnare tunnaste
all tunna tunnare tunnaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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