Tallinn
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The old town of Tallinn, in Estonia.
View of Tallinn from St. Olaf's church, Estonia. 
Tallinn
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), compound of old Taani (“Denmark”) and linn ("town", originally "castle").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑːlɪn/[1][2]
- IPA(key): /ˈtælɪn/[3]
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːlɪn
Proper noun
Tallinn
- The capital city of Estonia.
Derived terms
Translations
capital of Estonia
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References
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Tallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Derived terms
Asturian
Proper noun
Tallinn m
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Czech
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn m inan (related adjective tallinnský)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Declension
Further reading
- “Tallin”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Proper noun
Tallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tallinn n
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Estonian
Etymology
The origin of the capital name is disputed:
- Most likely from Old Estonian Tanin lidna (whence Tanillidna > Talilinna > Tallinna > Tallinn), equivalent to Taani (“Danish”) + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
- An alternative theory derives it from tali (“winter”), equivalent to talv (“winter”), from Proto-Finnic *talvi (“winter”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tälwä (“winter”) or from talu (“farm, farmstead”), from Proto-Finnic *talo (“farm, farmstead”), from Baltic, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *talˀa- + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
The form Tallinn is official since 1933. Before, the official form was Tallinna, now very rare in the nominative. This makes Tallinn the only Estonian placename not to end in a vowel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲːːinː/ (Official, also Eastern Estonia)
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲːin(ː)/ (Northern Estonia)
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲin(ɑ)/ (Western Estonia)
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲnɑ/ (Southern Estonia)
- Rhymes: -ɑlːinː
- Hyphenation: Tal‧linn
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Harju, Estonia)
- Tallinn on Eesti suurim linn
- Tallinn is the largest city in Estonia
Declension
| Declension of Tallinn (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Tallinn | — | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | Tallinna | ||
| genitive | — | ||
| partitive | Tallinna | — | |
| illative | Tallinna Tallinnasse |
— | |
| inessive | Tallinnas | — | |
| elative | Tallinnast | — | |
| allative | Tallinnale | — | |
| adessive | Tallinnal | — | |
| ablative | Tallinnalt | — | |
| translative | Tallinnaks | — | |
| terminative | Tallinnani | — | |
| essive | Tallinnana | — | |
| abessive | Tallinnata | — | |
| comitative | Tallinnaga | — | |
Derived terms
- Tallinna laht (“Tallinn bay”), tallinna keel (“North Estonian”), tallinnakeelne (“North Estonian”)
- tallinnlane (“Tallinner; inhabitant of Tallinn”), tallinlanna (“(female) Tallinner”)
Descendants
References
- Tallinn in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “Tallinn”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn f
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tallinn n (proper noun, genitive Tallinns or (optionally with an article) Tallinn)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Declension
| Inflection of Tallinn | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Tallinn | — |
| accusative | Tallinnt | — |
| dative | Tallinn-nak | — |
| instrumental | Tallinn-nal | — |
| causal-final | Tallinnért | — |
| translative | Tallinn-ná | — |
| terminative | Tallinnig | — |
| essive-formal | Tallinnként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Tallinnban | — |
| superessive | Tallinnon | — |
| adessive | Tallinn-nál | — |
| illative | Tallinnba | — |
| sublative | Tallinnra | — |
| allative | Tallinnhoz | — |
| elative | Tallinnból | — |
| delative | Tallinnról | — |
| ablative | Tallinntól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Tallinné | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Tallinnéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Tallinn | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Tallinnom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Tallinnod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Tallinnja | — |
| 1st person plural | Tallinnunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Tallinnotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Tallinnjuk | — |
Derived terms
Icelandic
Proper noun
Tallinn ?
Italian
Proper noun
Tallinn m
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), where the origin is disputed:
- Possibly from Old Estonian Tanin lidna, equivalent to Taani (“Danish”) + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
- Possibly from tali (“winter”), equivalent to talv (“winter”), from Proto-Finnic *talvi (“winter”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tälwä (“winter”) or from talu (“farm, farmstead”), from Proto-Finnic *talo (“farm, farmstead”), from Baltic, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *talˀa- + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Harju, Estonia)
- Tallinn har både landets hovedflyplass og hovedhavn.
- Tallinn has both the country's main airport and main port.
Synonyms
References
- “Tallinn” in Store norske leksikon
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Estonian Tallinn.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn m inan (related adjective talliński)
Declension
Declension of Tallinn
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tallinn |
| genitive | Tallinna |
| dative | Tallinnowi |
| accusative | Tallinn |
| instrumental | Tallinnem |
| locative | Tallinnie |
| vocative | Tallinnie |
Derived terms
nouns
Further reading
Portuguese
Proper noun
Tallinn
- Alternative form of Taline
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tallinn m inan (genitive singular Tallinnu, declension pattern of dub)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
References
- “Tallinn”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Swedish
Proper noun
Tallinn n (genitive Tallinns)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)