teinn

See also: téinn

Irish

Adjective

teinn (genitive singular feminine teinne, plural teinne, comparative teinne)

  1. Superseded spelling of tinn.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

  1. (archaic) inflection of teann:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. 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 (genitive teins, plural teinar)

  1. twig
  2. sprout

Declension
  Declension of teinn (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative teinn teinninn teinar teinarnir
accusative tein teininn teina teinana
dative teini teininum teinum teinunum
genitive teins teinsins teina teinanna

Descendants
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