# Tallinn
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), compound of old Taani (“Denmark”) and linn ("town", originally "castle").

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑːlɪn/
* IPA: /ˈtælɪn/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːlɪn

### Proper noun

Tallinn
* The capital city of Estonia.

#### Derived terms

* Tallinner

#### Translations
### References
## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Tallinn
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

#### Derived terms

* Tallinner
* Tallinns

## Asturian
### Proper noun

Tallinn m
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

## Czech
### Alternative forms

* Talin

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtalɪn]

### Proper noun

Tallinn m inan (relational adjective tallinnský)
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Tallin”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Tallinn
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Tallinn n
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

## Estonian
### Etymology

The origin of the capital name is disputed:
* Most likely from Old Estonian Tanin lidna (whence Tanillidna > Talilinna > Tallinna > Tallinn), equivalent to Taani (“Danish”) + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
* An alternative theory derives it from tali (“winter”), equivalent to talv (“winter”), from Proto-Finnic *talvi (“winter”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tälwä (“winter”) or from talu (“farm, farmstead”), from Proto-Finnic *talo (“farm, farmstead”), from Baltic, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *talˀa- + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
The form Tallinn is official since 1933. Before, the official form was Tallinna, now very rare in the nominative. This makes Tallinn the only Estonian placename not to end in a vowel.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑlʲːːinː/ (Official, also Eastern Estonia)
* IPA: /ˈtɑlʲːin(ː)/ (Northern Estonia)
* IPA: /ˈtɑlʲin(ɑ)/ (Western Estonia)
* IPA: /ˈtɑlʲnɑ/ (Southern Estonia)
* Rhymes: -ɑlːinː
* Hyphenation: Tal‧linn
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Tallinn
* Tallinn (the capital city of Harju, Estonia)
    Tallinn on Eesti suurim linnTallinn is the largest city in Estonia
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#### Derived terms

* Tallinna laht (“Tallinn bay”), tallinna keel (“North Estonian”), tallinnakeelne (“North Estonian”)
* tallinnlane (“Tallinner; inhabitant of Tallinn”), tallinlanna (“(female) Tallinner”)

#### Descendants

* → English: Tallinn
* → Norwegian Bokmål: Tallinn, Tallin
* → Polish: Tallinn

### References

* Tallinn in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “Tallinn”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ta.lin/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Tallinn f
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Tallinn n (proper noun, genitive Tallinns or (optionally with an article) Tallinn)
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtɒlːinː]
* Hyphenation: Tal‧linn
* Rhymes: -inː
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### Proper noun

Tallinn
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

#### Derived terms

* tallinni

## Icelandic
### Proper noun

Tallinn n (proper noun, indeclinable)
* Tallinn (the capital of Estonia)

#### Declension
## Italian
### Proper noun

Tallinn m
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), where the origin is disputed:
* Possibly from Old Estonian Tanin lidna, equivalent to Taani (“Danish”) + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
* Possibly from tali (“winter”), equivalent to talv (“winter”), from Proto-Finnic *talvi (“winter”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tälwä (“winter”) or from talu (“farm, farmstead”), from Proto-Finnic *talo (“farm, farmstead”), from Baltic, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *talˀa- + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtalːɪn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪn
* Hyphenation: Tal‧linn
* Homophone: Tallin

### Proper noun

Tallinn
* Tallinn (the capital city of Harju, Estonia)
    Tallinn har både landets hovedflyplass og hovedhavn.Tallinn has both the country's main airport and main port.

#### Synonyms

* Reval (“Tallinn”) (obsolete)
* Tallin (“Tallinn”) (obsolete, used mainly between 1944 and 1991)

### References

* “Tallinn” in Store norske leksikon

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* Tallin

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Estonian Tallinn.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtal.lin/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -allin
* Syllabification: Tal‧linn

### Proper noun

Tallinn m inan (related adjective talliński)
* Tallinn (the capital and largest city of Estonia)
    Synonym: (historical) Rewel

#### Derived terms

* tallinka
* tallińczyk

### Further reading

* Tallinn in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Tallinn in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Tallinn
* Alternative form of Taline

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtalʎin]

### Proper noun

Tallinn m inan (genitive singular Tallinnu, declension pattern of dub)
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)

### References

* “Tallinn”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Tallinn n (genitive Tallinns)
* Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)