tunne

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunːeˣ/, [ˈt̪unːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -unːe
• Syllabification: tun‧ne

Etymology 1

From the verb tuntea +‎ -e.

Noun

tunne

1. feeling
2. emotion
3. sensation
4. sentiment
5. touch

Declension

Inflection of tunne (Kotus type 48*J/hame, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		tunne	tunteet
genitive		tunteen	tunteiden tunteitten
partitive		tunnetta	tunteita
illative		tunteeseen	tunteisiin tunteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tunne	tunteet
accusative	nom.	tunne	tunteet
	gen.	tunteen
genitive		tunteen	tunteiden tunteitten
partitive		tunnetta	tunteita
inessive		tunteessa	tunteissa
elative		tunteesta	tunteista
illative		tunteeseen	tunteisiin tunteihin
adessive		tunteella	tunteilla
ablative		tunteelta	tunteilta
allative		tunteelle	tunteille
essive		tunteena	tunteina
translative		tunteeksi	tunteiksi
instructive		—	tuntein
abessive		tunteetta	tunteitta
comitative		—	tunteineen

Possessive forms of tunne (type hame)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	tunteeni	tunteemme
2nd person	tunteesi	tunteenne
3rd person	tunteensa

Derived terms

• nouns: tunnelma
• verbs: tunnistaa

Etymology 2

Verb

tunne

1. Indicative present connegative form of tuntea.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of tuntea.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tuntea.

Anagrams

• nenut, tenun, unten

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• tonne

Etymology

From Old English tunne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtun(ə)/

Noun

tunne (plural tunnes)

1. cask; barrel

Descendants

• English: tun

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tunna.

Alternative forms

• tunna (bracket form)
• tynne (main form), tynna (bracket form)
• tønne (main form; also Norwegian Bokmål), tønna (bracket form)

Noun

tunne f (definite singular tunna, indefinite plural tunner, definite plural tunnene)

1. barrel (round vessel)

   Kan du bera desse tunnene for meg?

   Can you carry these barrels for me?

2. barrel (unit of measure)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• tunna (a infinitive)

Verb

tunne (present tense tunnar, past tense tunna, past participle tunna, passive infinitive tunnast, present participle tunnande, imperative tunne/tunn)

1. to swing (around something), rotate
2. to fuss, fidget

Etymology 3

Adjective

tunne n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of tunn
2. (non-standard since 2012) plural of tunn

References

• “tunne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tunnǭ, *tunnō (“tun, barrel, cask”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtun.ne/

Noun

tunne f

1. barrel, cask

Derived terms

• tunnebotm
• wīntunne

Descendants

• Middle English: tunne, tonne
  • English: tun

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “tunne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Swedish

Adjective

tunne

1. absolute definite natural masculine singular of tunn.