# tain
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teɪn/
* Rhymes: -eɪn

### Noun

tain (uncountable)
* (obsolete) Thin tin plate
* (obsolete) Tin foil for mirrors.

### 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

* nait, Atin, ain't, aniṭ, Tina, Tian, anti, tian, tina, Tani, aint, TINA, -itan, NAIT, anti-

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* taain

### Etymology

Superlative of taka-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑ.in/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝.in]
* Rhymes: -ɑ.in
* Hyphenation: ta‧in

### Adjective

tain
* the furthest back, the most posterior

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tain (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taimpani
taimpani
accusative
nom.
taimpani
taimpani
gen.
taimpani
genitive
taimpani
taimpieni tainteni taimpaini $^{rare}$
partitive
taintani
taimpiani
inessive
taimmassani
taimmissani
elative
taimmastani
taimmistani
illative
taimpaani
taimpiini
adessive
taimmallani
taimmillani
ablative
taimmaltani
taimmiltani
allative
taimmalleni
taimmilleni
essive
taimpanani
taimpinani
translative
taimmakseni
taimmikseni
abessive
taimmattani
taimmittani
instructive
comitative
—taimpineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taimpasi
taimpasi
accusative
nom.
taimpasi
taimpasi
gen.
taimpasi
genitive
taimpasi
taimpiesi taintesi taimpaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
taintasi
taimpiasi
inessive
taimmassasi
taimmissasi
elative
taimmastasi
taimmistasi
illative
taimpaasi
taimpiisi
adessive
taimmallasi
taimmillasi
ablative
taimmaltasi
taimmiltasi
allative
taimmallesi
taimmillesi
essive
taimpanasi
taimpinasi
translative
taimmaksesi
taimmiksesi
abessive
taimmattasi
taimmittasi
instructive
comitative
—taimpinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taimpamme
taimpamme
accusative
nom.
taimpamme
taimpamme
gen.
taimpamme
genitive
taimpamme
taimpiemme taintemme taimpaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
taintamme
taimpiamme
inessive
taimmassamme
taimmissamme
elative
taimmastamme
taimmistamme
illative
taimpaamme
taimpiimme
adessive
taimmallamme
taimmillamme
ablative
taimmaltamme
taimmiltamme
allative
taimmallemme
taimmillemme
essive
taimpanamme
taimpinamme
translative
taimmaksemme
taimmiksemme
abessive
taimmattamme
taimmittamme
instructive
comitative
—taimpinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taimpanne
taimpanne
accusative
nom.
taimpanne
taimpanne
gen.
taimpanne
genitive
taimpanne
taimpienne taintenne taimpainne $^{rare}$
partitive
taintanne
taimpianne
inessive
taimmassanne
taimmissanne
elative
taimmastanne
taimmistanne
illative
taimpaanne
taimpiinne
adessive
taimmallanne
taimmillanne
ablative
taimmaltanne
taimmiltanne
allative
taimmallenne
taimmillenne
essive
taimpananne
taimpinanne
translative
taimmaksenne
taimmiksenne
abessive
taimmattanne
taimmittanne
instructive
comitative
—taimpinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taimpansa
taimpansa
accusative
nom.
taimpansa
taimpansa
gen.
taimpansa
genitive
taimpansa
taimpiensa taintensa taimpainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
taintaan taintansa
taimpiaan taimpiansa
inessive
taimmassaan taimmassansa
taimmissaan taimmissansa
elative
taimmastaan taimmastansa
taimmistaan taimmistansa
illative
taimpaansa
taimpiinsa
adessive
taimmallaan taimmallansa
taimmillaan taimmillansa
ablative
taimmaltaan taimmaltansa
taimmiltaan taimmiltansa
allative
taimmalleen taimmallensa
taimmilleen taimmillensa
essive
taimpanaan taimpanansa
taimpinaan taimpinansa
translative
taimmakseen taimmaksensa
taimmikseen taimmiksensa
abessive
taimmattaan taimmattansa
taimmittaan taimmittansa
instructive
comitative
—taimpineen taimpinensa :
Less common:
Inflection of tain (type 36*H/sisin)
singular
plural
nominative
tain
takimmat
genitive
takimman
takimpien tainten
partitive
tainta
takimpia
accusative
tain takimman
takimmat
inessive
takimmassa
takimmissa
elative
takimmasta
takimmista
illative
takimpaan
takimpiin
adessive
takimmalla
takimmilla
ablative
takimmalta
takimmilta
allative
takimmalle
takimmille
essive
takimpana
takimpina
translative
takimmaksi
takimmiksi
abessive
takimmatta
takimmitta
instructive
takimmin
comitative
takimpine :

#### Synonyms

* takimmainen
* taimmainen
* taaimmainen

#### Derived terms

* taimmas
* takimmainen

### Further reading

* “tain”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

* anti, anti-, nait, tina

## French
### Etymology

Alteration of étain (“tin”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛ̃/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: teint, teints, thym, tins, tint, tînt

### Noun

tain m (plural tains)
* silvering
* aluminium foil

#### Derived terms

* miroir sans tain

### Further reading

* “tain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* nait, naît, niât, tian

## Galo
### Noun

tain
* mushroom

## North Frisian
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

tain
* (Heligoland) ten

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tanʲ/

### Noun

tain
* inflection of tan:
** accusative/dative singular
** nominative/vocative/accusative dual

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تعين (tayin).

### Noun

tain n (plural tainuri)
* army ration
* part that is given to someone when dividing something