tunn

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See also: tunn' and tünn

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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tunn (neuter tunt, plural tunne, comparative tunnare, superlative tunnast)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tynn

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þunnr, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tunn (comparative tunnare, superlative tunnast)

  1. thin; having small thickness
  2. scanty, thin; sparsely occurring
  3. diffuse, diluted; lacking substance

Declension

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Inflection of tunn
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tunn tunnare tunnast
Neuter singular tunt tunnare tunnast
Plural tunna tunnare tunnast
Masculine plural3 tunne tunnare tunnast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 tunne tunnare tunnaste
All tunna tunnare tunnaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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