tǫnn

See also: tonn, tónn, and tönn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tanþs, whence also Old English tōþ (English tooth), Old Frisian tōth, Old Saxon tand (German Low German Tahn, Tähn), Old Dutch tand (Dutch tand), Old High German zand, zan (German Zahn), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍃 (tunþus).

Noun

tǫnn f

  1. tooth

Declension

Declension of tǫnn (strong consonant stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tǫnn tǫnnin tenn, tennr, teðr tennrnar, teðrnar
accusative tǫnn tǫnnina tenn, tennr, teðr tennrnar, teðrnar
dative tǫnn tǫnninni tǫnnum tǫnnunum
genitive tannar tannarinnar tanna tannanna

Derived terms

  • Gullintanni (“Heimdall”, literally “Golden-toothed”)
  • gulltǫnn (“gold-tooth”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tönn f
  • Faroese: tonn f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tann m or f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tann f
  • Old Swedish: tan f
  • Old Danish: tan
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