tyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tin/

Noun

tyn (uncountable)

  1. tin (metal)

Descendants
  • English: tin
    • → Atong (India): tin
    • → Iban: tin
    • → Indonesian: tin
    • → Norman: tinne
    • Tok Pisin: tin
  • Scots: tin

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tynъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɨn/
  • Rhymes: -ɨn
  • Syllabification: tyn

Noun

tyn m inan

  1. (dated) a fence made from branches

Declension
Declension of tyn
singular plural
nominative tyn tyny
genitive tynu tynów
dative tynowi tynom
accusative tyn tyny
instrumental tynem tynami
locative tynie tynach
vocative tynie tyny

Further reading
  • tyn in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ten.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɨn/
  • Rhymes: -ɨn
  • Syllabification: tyn

Pronoun

tyn

  1. this (nearby)

Further reading
  • tyn in dykcjonorz.eu
  • tyn in silling.org

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tynnu (“to pull”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

tyn (feminine singular ten, plural tynion, equative tynned, comparative tynnach, superlative tynnaf)

  1. tight, taut
  2. fast, tight, firm
  3. tight, stingy, niggardly

Derived terms
  • tyndra (“tension, tightness”)
  • tyndro (“wrench”)
  • tynfa (“attraction, pull”)
  • tynfad (“tug”)
  • tynhau (“to tighten”)
  • tynnol (“tensile”)

Verb

tyn

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of tynnu

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tyn dynn△ nhyn thyn
△Irregular.
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Usage notes
  • The soft mutation is written as dynn, in order to distinguish it from dyn (“man”).

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.