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English
Etymology
From Middle English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn (“a twig”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tain (uncountable)
References
- “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
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Superlative of taka-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tain
Declension
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 taimpain rare | |
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
Derived terms
Further reading
- “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
French
Etymology
Alteration of étain (“tin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tain m (plural tains)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Galo
Noun
tain
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian tiān or Low German teihn. Compare West Frisian tsien.
Numeral
tain
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
tain
- inflection of tan:
Mutation
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
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تعين (tayin).
Noun
tain n (plural tainuri)
Declension
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 |
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