*tiną
Runic: ᛏᛁᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈti.nɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
tin (metal)
Etymology
Of obscure origin, but would have likely evolved from Pre-Proto-Germanic *dinom, which Orel derives from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- (‘to shine’); see Sanskrit दीप् (dīp) (dīp, ‘to blaze, glow’) for more. Another theory takes the word as a borrowing from a pre-Indo-European substrate of western Europe, based on the tin bronze technology of the area in pre-Indo-European times.
Likely related to Old Irish tinne (‘ingot’) (itself a hapax legomenon). The potential connection to Proto-Celtic *stagnom (‘tin’) (whence Latin stannum (‘id’)) suffers from many formal issues.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tiną | tinō |
| Acc. | tiną | tinō |
| Gen. | tinas, tinis | tinǫ̂ |
| Dat. | tinai | tinamaz |
| Inst. | tinō | tinamiz |
| Voc. | tiną | tinō |
Descendants
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*tin (Proto-West Germanic)
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*tin (Old Dutch)
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tin, ten (Middle Dutch)
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tin (Dutch)
- tin (Afrikaans)
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tin (Dutch)
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tin, ten (Middle Dutch)
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*tin (Old Dutch)
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*tin (Proto-West Germanic)
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tin (Old English)
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tyn, tin, tyne, tynne (Middle English)
- tin (Scots)
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tyn, tin, tyne, tynne (Middle English)
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tin (Old English)
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*tin (Proto-West Germanic)
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tin (Old English)
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tyn, tin, tyne, tynne (Middle English)
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tin (English)
- tin (Iban)
- tin (Indonesian)
- tinne (Norman)
- tin (Tok Pisin)
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tin (English)
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tyn, tin, tyne, tynne (Middle English)
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tin (Old English)
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*tin (Proto-West Germanic)
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tinn (Old Frisian)
- Tin (Saterland Frisian)
- tin (West Frisian)
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tinn (Old Frisian)
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*tin (Proto-West Germanic)
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zin (Old High German)
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zin (Middle High German)
- ? (Central Franconian)
- Zënn (Luxembourgish)
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zin (Middle High German)
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zin (Old High German)
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*tin (Proto-West Germanic)
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zin (Old High German)
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zin (Middle High German)
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Zinn (German)
- cín (Czech)
- cyna (Polish)
- cín (Slovak)
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Zinn (German)
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zin (Middle High German)
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zin (Old High German)
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*tin (Proto-West Germanic)
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tin (Old Saxon)
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tin, ten (Middle Low German)
- Tinn (German Low German)
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tin, ten (Middle Low German)
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tin (Old Saxon)
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tin (Old Norse)
- tin (Danish)
- tin (Faroese)
- tin (Icelandic)
- tin (Jamtish)
- tinn (Norwegian Bokmål)
- tinn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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tin (Old Norse)
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tin, tēn (Old Swedish)
- tenn (Swedish)
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tin, tēn (Old Swedish)
- *tënē (Proto-Samic)
- *tina (Proto-Finnic)