*þunnuz
Runic: ᚦᚢᚾᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈθun.nuz/adjective · u-stem
Meanings
thin
Etymology
From earlier *þunwuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥h₂wús, variant of *ténh₂us (‘thin’). Cognate with Sanskrit तनु (tanú) (tanú), Latin tenuis.
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | þunnuz | þunnī | þunnų, -jatō | þunnijai | þunnijôz | þunnijō |
| Acc. | þunnijanǭ | þunnijǭ | þunnų, -jatō | þunnijanz | þunnijōz | þunnijō |
| Gen. | þunnijas, þunnīs | þunnijaizōz | þunnijas, þunnīs | þunnijaizǫ̂ | þunnijaizǫ̂ | þunnijaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | þunnijammai | þunnijaizōi | þunnijammai | þunnijaimaz | þunnijaimaz | þunnijaimaz |
| Inst. | þunnijanō | þunnijaizō | þunnijanō | þunnijaimiz | þunnijaimiz | þunnijaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | þunnijô | þunnijǭ | þunnijô | þunnijaniz | þunnijōniz | þunnijōnō |
| Acc. | þunnijanų | þunnijōnų | þunnijô | þunnijanunz | þunnijōnunz | þunnijōnō |
| Gen. | þunnīniz | þunnijōniz | þunnīniz | þunnijanǫ̂ | þunnijōnǫ̂ | þunnijanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | þunnīni | þunnijōni | þunnīni | þunnijammaz | þunnijōmaz | þunnijammaz |
| Inst. | þunnīnē | þunnijōnē | þunnīnē | þunnijammiz | þunnijōmiz | þunnijammiz |
Descendants
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*þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
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*thunni (Old Dutch)
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dunne (Middle Dutch)
- dön (Limburgish)
- thinne (West Flemish)
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dunne (Middle Dutch)
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*thunni (Old Dutch)
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*þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
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*thunni (Old Dutch)
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dunne (Middle Dutch)
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dun (Dutch)
- dun (Afrikaans)
- deni, doin (Aukan)
- doni (Berbice Creole Dutch)
- dun, din (Negerhollands)
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dun (Dutch)
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dunne (Middle Dutch)
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*thunni (Old Dutch)
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*þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
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þynne, þinne (Old English)
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thinne, thin, thunne, thenne, þinne, þynne, thynne, thyn (Middle English)
- thin (English)
- thin (Scots)
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thinne, thin, thunne, thenne, þinne, þynne, thynne, thyn (Middle English)
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þynne, þinne (Old English)
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*þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
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thenne (Old Frisian)
- tään (Saterland Frisian)
- tin (West Frisian)
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thenne (Old Frisian)
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*þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
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dunni (Old High German)
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dünne (Middle High German)
- tünn, dünn (Alemannic German)
- ? (Bavarian)
- ? (Central Franconian)
- ? (East Central German)
- ? (East Franconian)
- dünn (German)
- denn, dinn (Rhine Franconian)
- דין (din) (Yiddish)
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dünne (Middle High German)
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dunni (Old High German)
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*þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
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thunni (Old Saxon)
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dünne (Middle Low German)
- dünn (German Low German)
- denn (Plautdietsch)
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dünne (Middle Low German)
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thunni (Old Saxon)
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þunnr (Old Norse)
- tunn (Elfdalian)
- tunnur (Faroese)
- tunnar (Gutnish)
- þunnur (Icelandic)
- ? (Norwegian)
- tynðer (Scanian)
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þunnr (Old Norse)
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thun (Old Danish)
- tynd (Danish)
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thun (Old Danish)
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þunnr (Old Norse)
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þunder (Old Swedish)
- tunn (Swedish)
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þunder (Old Swedish)