tynn

Cornish

Alternative forms

• tydn (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Middle Cornish ten, tyn, from same origin as tenna (“to pull”) (see there for further etymology). Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic teann, Manx çhionn, and Welsh tyn.

Adjective

tynn (comparative tynna)

1. tense, tight, strict

   Synonyms: hardh, strooth

2. sharp, sore, painful

   Synonym: ankensi

3. stressful, intense, cruel

   Synonyms: a-has, ankesi, fell, glew, kruel

Derived terms

• pysi tynn (“solicit”, verb)
• tynnedh (“intensity”)
• tynnhe (“tighten”, verb)
• tynnlovan (“tightrope”)
• tynnow (“tights”)
• yn tynn (“tightly”)

Mutation

Mutation of tynn

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
tynn	dynn	thynn	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þunnr.

Adjective

tynn (neuter singular tynt, definite singular and plural tynne, comparative tynnere, indefinite superlative tynnest, definite superlative tynneste)

1. thin

Derived terms

• syltynn
• tynntarm

Etymology 2

Verb

tynn

1. imperative of tynne

References

• “tynn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þunnr. Akin to English thin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʏnː/

Adjective

tynn (neuter singular tynt, definite singular and plural tynne, comparative tynnare, indefinite superlative tynnast, definite superlative tynnaste)

1. thin

Derived terms

• syltynn
• tynntarm

References

• “tynn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.