teinn
See also: téinn
Irish
Adjective
teinn (genitive singular feminine teinne, plural teinne, comparative teinne)
- superseded spelling of tinn.
Declension
Declension of teinn
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teinn | theinn | teinne; theinne² | |
| Vocative | theinn | teinne | ||
| Genitive | teinne | teinne | teinn | |
| Dative | teinn; theinn¹ |
theinn | teinne; theinne² | |
| Comparative | níos teinne | |||
| Superlative | is teinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Adjective
teinn
- (archaic) inflection of teann:
- vocative and genitive singular masculine
- dative singular feminine
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teinn | theinn | dteinn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *tainaz.
Noun
teinn m
Declension
Descendants
- Icelandic: teinn
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