tain

See also: 'tain, táin, and täin

English

Etymology

From Middle English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn (“a twig”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /teɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

tain (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Thin tin plate
  2. (obsolete) Tin foil for mirrors.

References
  • tain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary

Anagrams

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Superlative of taka-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.in/, [ˈt̪ɑ.in]
  • Rhymes: -ɑ.in
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧in

Adjective

tain

  1. the furthest back, the most posterior

Declension
Inflection of tain (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
nominative tain taimmat
genitive taimman taimpien
tainten
partitive tainta taimpia
illative taimpaan taimpiin
singular plural
nominative tain taimmat
accusative nom. tain taimmat
gen. taimman
genitive taimman taimpien
tainten
taimpainrare
partitive tainta taimpia
inessive taimmassa taimmissa
elative taimmasta taimmista
illative taimpaan taimpiin
adessive taimmalla taimmilla
ablative taimmalta taimmilta
allative taimmalle taimmille
essive taimpana taimpina
translative taimmaksi taimmiksi
instructive — taimmin
abessive taimmatta taimmitta
comitative — taimpine
Possessive forms of tain (type sisin)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative taimpani taimpani
accusative nom. taimpani taimpani
gen. taimpani
genitive taimpani taimpieni
tainteni
taimpainirare
partitive taintani taimpiani
inessive taimmassani taimmissani
elative taimmastani taimmistani
illative taimpaani taimpiini
adessive taimmallani taimmillani
ablative taimmaltani taimmiltani
allative taimmalleni taimmilleni
essive taimpanani taimpinani
translative taimmakseni taimmikseni
instructive — —
abessive taimmattani taimmittani
comitative — taimpineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative taimpasi taimpasi
accusative nom. taimpasi taimpasi
gen. taimpasi
genitive taimpasi taimpiesi
taintesi
taimpaisirare
partitive taintasi taimpiasi
inessive taimmassasi taimmissasi
elative taimmastasi taimmistasi
illative taimpaasi taimpiisi
adessive taimmallasi taimmillasi
ablative taimmaltasi taimmiltasi
allative taimmallesi taimmillesi
essive taimpanasi taimpinasi
translative taimmaksesi taimmiksesi
instructive — —
abessive taimmattasi taimmittasi
comitative — taimpinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative taimpamme taimpamme
accusative nom. taimpamme taimpamme
gen. taimpamme
genitive taimpamme taimpiemme
taintemme
taimpaimmerare
partitive taintamme taimpiamme
inessive taimmassamme taimmissamme
elative taimmastamme taimmistamme
illative taimpaamme taimpiimme
adessive taimmallamme taimmillamme
ablative taimmaltamme taimmiltamme
allative taimmallemme taimmillemme
essive taimpanamme taimpinamme
translative taimmaksemme taimmiksemme
instructive — —
abessive taimmattamme taimmittamme
comitative — taimpinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative taimpanne taimpanne
accusative nom. taimpanne taimpanne
gen. taimpanne
genitive taimpanne taimpienne
taintenne
taimpainnerare
partitive taintanne taimpianne
inessive taimmassanne taimmissanne
elative taimmastanne taimmistanne
illative taimpaanne taimpiinne
adessive taimmallanne taimmillanne
ablative taimmaltanne taimmiltanne
allative taimmallenne taimmillenne
essive taimpananne taimpinanne
translative taimmaksenne taimmiksenne
instructive — —
abessive taimmattanne taimmittanne
comitative — taimpinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative taimpansa taimpansa
accusative nom. taimpansa taimpansa
gen. taimpansa
genitive taimpansa taimpiensa
taintensa
taimpainsarare
partitive taintaan
taintansa		 taimpiaan
taimpiansa
inessive taimmassaan
taimmassansa		 taimmissaan
taimmissansa
elative taimmastaan
taimmastansa		 taimmistaan
taimmistansa
illative taimpaansa taimpiinsa
adessive taimmallaan
taimmallansa		 taimmillaan
taimmillansa
ablative taimmaltaan
taimmaltansa		 taimmiltaan
taimmiltansa
allative taimmalleen
taimmallensa		 taimmilleen
taimmillensa
essive taimpanaan
taimpanansa		 taimpinaan
taimpinansa
translative taimmakseen
taimmaksensa		 taimmikseen
taimmiksensa
instructive — —
abessive taimmattaan
taimmattansa		 taimmittaan
taimmittansa
comitative — taimpineen
taimpinensa

Less common:

Declension of tain (type sisin)
singular plural
nominative tain takimmat
genitive takimman takimpien
tainten
partitive tainta takimpia
accusative tain
takimman		 takimmat
inessive takimmassa takimmissa
elative takimmasta takimmista
illative takimpaan takimpiin
adessive takimmalla takimmilla
ablative takimmalta takimmilta
allative takimmalle takimmille
essive takimpana takimpina
translative takimmaksi takimmiksi
instructive – takimmin
abessive takimmatta takimmitta
comitative – takimpine

Synonyms

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Alteration of étain (“tin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɛ̃/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: teint, teints, thym, tins, tint, tînt

Noun

tain m (plural tains)

  1. silvering
  2. aluminium foil

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Galo

Noun

tain

  1. mushroom

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tiān or Low German teihn. Compare West Frisian tsien.

Numeral

tain

  1. (Heligoland) ten

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tanʲ/

Noun

tain

  1. inflection of tan:
    1. accusative/dative singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
tain thain tain
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تعين‎ (tayin).

Noun

tain n (plural tainuri)

  1. army ration
  2. part that is given to someone when dividing something

Declension
Declension of tain
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) tain tainul (niște) tainuri tainurile
genitive/dative (unui) tain tainului (unor) tainuri tainurilor
vocative tainule tainurilor
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