tain

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn (“a twig”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn === Noun === tain (uncountable) (obsolete) Thin tin plate (obsolete) Tin foil for mirrors. === References === “tain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Edward H[enry] Knight (1877), “Tain”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes III (REA–ZYM), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC. === Anagrams === nait, Atin, ain't, aniṭ, Tina, Tian, anti, tian, tina, Tani, aint, TINA, -itan, NAIT, anti- == Finnish == === Alternative forms === taain === Etymology === Superlative of taka-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.in/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝.in] Rhymes: -ɑ.in Syllabification(key): ta‧in Hyphenation(key): ta‧in === Adjective === tain the furthest back, the most posterior ==== Declension ==== Less common: ==== Synonyms ==== takimmainen taimmainen taaimmainen ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tain”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 December 2023 === Anagrams === anti, anti-, nait, tina == French == === Etymology === Alteration of étain (“tin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛ̃/ Homophones: teint, teints, thym, tins, tint, tînt === Noun === tain m (plural tains) silvering aluminium foil ==== Derived terms ==== miroir sans tain === Further reading === “tain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === nait, naît, niât, tian == Galo == === Noun === tain mushroom == North Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian tiān or Low German teihn. Compare West Frisian tsien. === Numeral === tain (Heligoland) ten == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt̪anʲ/ === Noun === tain inflection of tan: accusative/dative singular nominative/vocative/accusative dual === Mutation === == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تعين (tayin). === Noun === tain n (plural tainuri) army ration part that is given to someone when dividing something ==== Declension ====