tinna

See also: Tinna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tinna, from Proto-Germanic *tinþ, derived from *tandijaną (“to kindle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɪtna/
• Rhymes: -ɪtna
• (Suðuroy) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɪnːa/

Noun

tinna f (genitive singular tinnu, plural tinnur)

1. flint
2. (geology) crystalline stone (e.g. about quartz)

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tinna	tinnan	tinnur	tinnurnar
accusative	tinnu	tinnuna	tinnur	tinnurnar
dative	tinnu	tinnuni	tinnum	tinnunum
genitive	tinnu	tinnunnar	tinna	tinnanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tinna, from Proto-Germanic *tinþ, derived from *tandijaną (“to kindle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Noun

tinna f (genitive singular tinnu, nominative plural tinnur)

1. flint

Declension

Declension of tinna (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tinna	tinnan	tinnur	tinnurnar
accusative	tinnu	tinnuna	tinnur	tinnurnar
dative	tinnu	tinnunni	tinnum	tinnunum
genitive	tinnu	tinnunnar	tinna	tinnanna

Derived terms

• hrafntinna

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse tína.

Verb

tinna

1. to pick, pluck