tyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tin, tyne, tynne

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tin/

Noun

tyn (uncountable)

1. tin (metal)

Related terms

• tynkere

Descendants

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

References

• “tin, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.

Old English

Numeral

tyn

1. Alternative form of tīen

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tynъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɨn/
• Rhymes: -ɨn
• Syllabification: tyn

Noun

tyn m inan

1. (dated) a fence made from branches

Declension

Declension of tyn

	singular	plural
nominative	tyn	tyny
genitive	tynu	tynów
dative	tynowi	tynom
accusative	tyn	tyny
instrumental	tynem	tynami
locative	tynie	tynach
vocative	tynie	tyny

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

• tynn

Etymology

From tynnu (“to pull”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /tɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /tɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞n

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

• tyndra (“tension, tightness”)
• tyndro (“wrench”)
• tynfa (“attraction, pull”)
• tynfad (“tug”)
• tynhau (“to tighten”)
• tynnol (“tensile”)

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”).