tyn

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.

Pronunciation

Noun

tyn (uncountable)

  1. tin (metal)

Descendants

  • English: tin
    • Atong (India): tin
    • Iban: tin
    • Indonesian: tin
    • Norman: tinne
    • Tok Pisin: tin
  • Scots: tin

References

Old English

Numeral

tyn

  1. Alternative form of tīen

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tynъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɘn/
  • Rhymes: -ɘn
  • Syllabification: tyn

Noun

tyn m inan

  1. (dated) a fence made from branches

Declension

Further reading

  • tyn in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪn
  • Syllabification: tyn

Pronoun

tyn

  1. this (nearby)

Further reading

  • tyn in dykcjonorz.eu
  • tyn in silling.org

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tynnu (to pull).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

tyn (feminine singular ten, plural tynion, equative tynned, comparative tynnach, superlative tynnaf)

  1. tight, taut
  2. fast, tight, firm
  3. tight, stingy, niggardly

Derived terms

Verb

tyn

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of tynnu

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tyn dynn nhyn thyn
Irregular.
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Usage notes

  • The soft mutation is written as dynn, in order to distinguish it from dyn (man).

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies