Tallinn
English
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), compound of old Taani (“Denmark”) and linn ("town", originally "castle").
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈtɑːlɪn/[1][2]
- IPA(key): /ˈtælɪn/[3]
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːlɪn
Proper noun
editTallinn
- The capital city of Estonia.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcapital of Estonia
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References
editAfrikaans
editProper noun
editTallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Derived terms
editAsturian
editProper noun
editTallinn m
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Czech
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTallinn m inan (related adjective tallinnský)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “Tallin”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
editProper noun
editTallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Dutch
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editTallinn n
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Estonian
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Etymology
editThe origin of the capital name is disputed:
- Most likely from Old Estonian Tanin lidna (whence Tanillidna > Talilinna > Tallinna > Tallinn), equivalent to Taani (“Danish”) + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
- An alternative theory derives it from tali (“winter”), equivalent to talv (“winter”), from Proto-Finnic *talvi (“winter”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tälwä (“winter”) or from talu (“farm, farmstead”), from Proto-Finnic *talo (“farm, farmstead”), from Baltic, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *talˀa- + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
The form Tallinn is official since 1933. Before, the official form was Tallinna, now very rare in the nominative. This makes Tallinn the only Estonian placename not to end in a vowel.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲːːinː/ (Official, also Eastern Estonia)
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲːin(ː)/ (Northern Estonia)
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲin(ɑ)/ (Western Estonia)
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʲnɑ/ (Southern Estonia)
- Rhymes: -ɑlːinː
- Hyphenation: Tal‧linn
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
editTallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Harju, Estonia)
- Tallinn on Eesti suurim linn
- Tallinn is the largest city in Estonia
Declension
edit| Declension of Tallinn (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Tallinn | — | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | Tallinna | ||
| genitive | — | ||
| partitive | Tallinna | — | |
| illative | Tallinna Tallinnasse |
— | |
| inessive | Tallinnas | — | |
| elative | Tallinnast | — | |
| allative | Tallinnale | — | |
| adessive | Tallinnal | — | |
| ablative | Tallinnalt | — | |
| translative | Tallinnaks | — | |
| terminative | Tallinnani | — | |
| essive | Tallinnana | — | |
| abessive | Tallinnata | — | |
| comitative | Tallinnaga | — | |
Derived terms
edit- Tallinna laht (“Tallinn bay”), tallinna keel (“North Estonian”), tallinnakeelne (“North Estonian”)
- tallinnlane (“Tallinner; inhabitant of Tallinn”), tallinlanna (“(female) Tallinner”)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Tallinn in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “Tallinn”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
French
editPronunciation
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editTallinn f
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
German
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editTallinn n (proper noun, genitive Tallinns or (optionally with an article) Tallinn)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Hungarian
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Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editTallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Declension
edit| Inflection of Tallinn | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Tallinn | — |
| accusative | Tallinnt | — |
| dative | Tallinn-nak | — |
| instrumental | Tallinn-nal | — |
| causal-final | Tallinnért | — |
| translative | Tallinn-ná | — |
| terminative | Tallinnig | — |
| essive-formal | Tallinnként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Tallinnban | — |
| superessive | Tallinnon | — |
| adessive | Tallinn-nál | — |
| illative | Tallinnba | — |
| sublative | Tallinnra | — |
| allative | Tallinnhoz | — |
| elative | Tallinnból | — |
| delative | Tallinnról | — |
| ablative | Tallinntól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Tallinné | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Tallinnéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Tallinn | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Tallinnom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Tallinnod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Tallinnja | — |
| 1st person plural | Tallinnunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Tallinnotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Tallinnjuk | — |
Derived terms
editIcelandic
editProper noun
editTallinn n (proper noun, indeclinable)
Declension
editDeclension of Tallinn (sg-only neuter)
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tallinn |
| accusative | Tallinn |
| dative | Tallinn |
| genitive | Tallinn |
Italian
editProper noun
editTallinn m
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Norwegian Bokmål
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Etymology
editFrom Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), where the origin is disputed:
- Possibly from Old Estonian Tanin lidna, equivalent to Taani (“Danish”) + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
- Possibly from tali (“winter”), equivalent to talv (“winter”), from Proto-Finnic *talvi (“winter”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tälwä (“winter”) or from talu (“farm, farmstead”), from Proto-Finnic *talo (“farm, farmstead”), from Baltic, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *talˀa- + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Harju, Estonia)
- Tallinn har både landets hovedflyplass og hovedhavn.
- Tallinn has both the country's main airport and main port.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “Tallinn” in Store norske leksikon
Polish
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Alternative forms
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Estonian Tallinn.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTallinn m inan (related adjective talliński)
Declension
editDeclension of Tallinn
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tallinn |
| genitive | Tallinna |
| dative | Tallinnowi |
| accusative | Tallinn |
| instrumental | Tallinnem |
| locative | Tallinnie |
| vocative | Tallinnie |
Derived terms
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Further reading
editPortuguese
editProper noun
editTallinn
- Alternative form of Taline
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTallinn m inan (genitive singular Tallinnu, declension pattern of dub)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
References
edit- “Tallinn”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Swedish
editProper noun
editTallinn n (genitive Tallinns)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
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