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Irish
Adjective
teinn (genitive singular feminine teinne, plural teinne, comparative teinne)
- Superseded spelling of tinn.
Declension
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/genitive singular masculine
- dative singular feminine
Mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| teinn
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theinn
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dteinn
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *tainaz. Cognate with Old English tān. For the divination aspect see Old English tānhlyta.
Noun
teinn m (genitive teins, plural teinar)
- twig, branch
- Hymiskviða, st. 1/3–4
hristu teina · ok á hlaut sǫ́u
fundu at Ægis · ørkost hvera.- they shook the twigs and looked at the divination;
they found at Ægir’s home an immense choice of cauldrons.
- sprout
Declension
Declension of teinn (strong a-stem)
Descendants