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Tain

Tain

,
Noun.
[OE.
tein
,
teyne
; cf. Icel.
teinn
a twig, akin to AS.
tān
, Goth.
tains
.]
Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors.
Knight.

Definition 2024


tain

tain

See also: täin and 'tain

English

Noun

tain (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Thin tin plate
  2. (obsolete) Tin foil for mirrors.
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Finnish

Alternative forms

Adjective

tain

  1. The most posterior.

Declension

Inflection of tain (Kotus type 36/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
nominative tain taimmat
genitive taimman taimpien
tainten
partitive tainta taimpia
illative taimpaan taimpiin
singular plural
nominative tain taimmat
accusative nom. tain taimmat
gen. taimman
genitive taimman taimpien
tainten
taimpainrare
partitive tainta taimpia
inessive taimmassa taimmissa
elative taimmasta taimmista
illative taimpaan taimpiin
adessive taimmalla taimmilla
ablative taimmalta taimmilta
allative taimmalle taimmille
essive taimpana taimpina
translative taimmaksi taimmiksi
instructive taimmin
abessive taimmatta taimmitta
comitative taimpine

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French

Etymology

Alteration of étain (tin).

Noun

tain m (plural tains)

  1. silvering
  2. aluminium foil

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North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tiān or Low German teihn. Compare West Frisian tsien.

Numeral

tain

  1. (Heligoland, cardinal) ten