Old English · noun

tinn

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /tinn/
[tin]
Syllables: tinn (1 syllable)
Modern English: rafter beam

Meaning

beam, rafter

Declension

Declension of tinn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tinn	tinna tinne
Accusative	tinne	tinna tinne
Genitive	tinne	tinna
Dative	tinne	tinnum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tinnu, from Proto-Germanic *tinnō, from earlier *tindnō, *tindnijō. Cognate with Old High German zinna (“pinnacle, merlon”).

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