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tait
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
- Homophones: tate, Tate, Tait
Noun
tait (plural taits)
- The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus).
Anagrams
- Tati, at it
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?/
Verb
tait
- third-person singular present indicative of taire
Old Irish
Verb
tait
- Alternative spelling of taít
Scots
Alternative forms
- tate, tett, teat, tatte
Noun
tait (plural taits)
- A lock of matted hair.
- A small portion of anything fibrous.
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tain
English
Etymology
From Middle English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn (“a twig”).
Noun
tain (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Thin tin plate
- (obsolete) Tin foil for mirrors.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Anagrams
- NAIT, TINA, Tani, Tian, Tina, ain't, ani?, anti, anti-, nait, tian, tina
Finnish
Etymology
Superlative of taka-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?.in/, [?t??.in]
- Rhymes: -?.in
- Syllabification: ta?in
Alternative forms
- taain
Adjective
tain
- the furthest back, the most posterior
Declension
Less common:
Synonyms
- takimmainen
- taimmainen
- taaimmainen
Anagrams
- anti, anti-, nait, tina
French
Etymology
Alteration of étain (“tin”).
Noun
tain m (plural tains)
- silvering
- aluminium foil
Derived terms
- miroir sans tain
Further reading
- “tain” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- nait, naît, niât, tian
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian ti?n or Low German teihn. Compare West Frisian tsien.
Numeral
tain
- (Heligoland) ten
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tan?/
Noun
tain
- inflection of tan:
- accusative/dative singular
- nominative/vocative/accusative dual
Mutation
Romanian
Etymology
From Turkish tayin
Noun
tain n (plural tainuri)
- army ration
- part that is given to someone when dividing something
Declension
tain From the web:
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- what tainted food
- what's taint hair
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