Faroese

Noun

tunna f (genitive singular tunnu, plural tunnur)

1. ton
2. (archaic, cubic measure) 8 skeppur
3. (nautical) crow's nest

Synonyms

• 8 skeppur: krambúðarmál

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

tunna f

1. singular definite of tunne

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• tunne (e infinitive)

Verb

tunna ‎(present tense tunnar, past tense tunna, past participle tunna, passive infinitive tunnast, present participle tunnande, imperative tunna/tunn)

1. to swing (around something), rotate
2. to fuss, fidget

References

• “tunne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From tunn

Adjective

tunna

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of tunn.

Verb

tunna

1. to make or become thin or sparse, to disperse, to fade (used with prepositions av, ur, ut).

   Månen föll och stjärnorna tunnade av.

   The moon fell and the stars dispersed.

   åtminstone hade hans ansikte spår av en gammal våldsam solbränna, som för länge sedan hade tunnats ut till gult

   at least his face bore traces of an old grim tan, which long ago had faded to yellow

Conjugation

Related terms

• tunna av
• tunna ur
• tunna ut

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish tunna, from Old Norse tunna. Cognate with Old Saxon tunna, Old English tunne, Medieval Latin tunna, tonna.

Noun

tunna c

1. a barrel (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop)
2. a barrel, an historic measure of dry volume, four-bushel measure

Declension

Related terms

References

• tunna in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• tunna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.