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

Old English

Numeral

tyn

  1. alternative form of tīen

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tynъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɘn/
  • Rhymes: -ɘn
  • 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): /ˈtɪn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪn
  • 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

Mutated forms of tyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
tyn dynn△ nhyn thyn

△Irregular.

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

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
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