# tinn
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* teinn (superseded)

### Etymology

From Old Irish tinn, from Proto-Celtic *tennis, related to *tanauyos (“thin”).

### Pronunciation

* (Waterford, Cork) IPA: /tʲəiɲ/
* (Kerry) IPA: /tʲəinʲ/, [tʲëinʲ]
* (Galway) IPA: /tʲiːn̠ʲ/
* (Mayo, Ulster) IPA: /tʲɪn̠ʲ/

### Adjective

tinn (genitive singular feminine tinne, plural tinne, comparative tinne)
* sore
* sick, ill

#### Declension

$^1$ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article. $^2$ When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

#### Synonyms

* (sick, ill): breoite

#### Derived terms

* tinneas

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tinn, teinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 27; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 10, page 8
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 22

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tinn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 734
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse tin.

### Noun

tinn n (definite singular tinnet, uncountable)
* tin (metallic element, chemical symbol Sn)
* pewter

### References

* “tinn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse tin.

### Noun

tinn n (definite singular tinnet, uncountable)
* tin (as above)

### References

* “tinn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tinnu, from Proto-Germanic *tinnō, from earlier *tindnō, *tindnijō. Cognate with Old High German zinna (“pinnacle, merlon”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tinn/, [tin]

### Noun

tinn f
* beam, rafter

#### Declension

Strong ō-stem:

#### Related terms

* tind
* tōþ
* tūsċ

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish tinn, from Proto-Celtic *tenni-, related to *tanauyos (“thin”).

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis) IPA: /tʲʰẽĩɲ/, /tʲʰɤ̃ĩɲ/, [tʲʰẽ̠ĩɲ]
* (Uist, Barra, Skye) IPA: /tʲʰʃĩːɲ/
* (Wester Ross) IPA: /tʲʰĩːɲ/

### Adjective

tinn
* sore
* sick, ill

#### Derived terms

* tinneas

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

### Further reading

* MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “tinn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN