tinna

See also: Tinna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tinna, from Proto-Germanic *tinþ, derived from *tandijaną (“to kindle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɪtna/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtna
  • (Suðuroy) IPA(key): /ˈtʰɪnːa/

Noun

tinna f (genitive singular tinnu, plural tinnur)

  1. flint
  2. (geology) crystalline stone (e.g. about quartz)

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tinna tinnan tinnur tinnurnar
accusative tinnu tinnuna tinnur tinnurnar
dative tinnu tinnuni tinnum tinnunum
genitive tinnu tinnunnar tinna tinnanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tinna, from Proto-Germanic *tinþ, derived from *tandijaną (“to kindle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɪnːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Noun

tinna f (genitive singular tinnu, nominative plural tinnur)

  1. flint

Declension

Declension of tinna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tinna tinnan tinnur tinnurnar
accusative tinnu tinnuna tinnur tinnurnar
dative tinnu tinnunni tinnum tinnunum
genitive tinnu tinnunnar tinna tinnanna

Derived terms

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse tína.

Verb

tinna

  1. to pick, pluck
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