Tallinn
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), compound of old Taani (“Denmark”) and linn ("town", originally "castle").
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Translations
capital of Estonia
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Asturian
Czech
Danish
Estonian
The old town of Tallinn, in Estonia.
Etymology
The 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 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
- 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
Proper noun
Tallinn
- Tallinn (the capital city of Harju, Estonia)
- Tallinn on Eesti suurim linn
- Tallinn is the largest city in Estonia
Declension
Declension of Tallinn (type külm)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tallinn | — |
| genitive | Tallinna | — |
| 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
- Tallinna laht (“Tallinn bay”), tallinna keel (“North Estonian”), tallinnakeelne (“North Estonian”)
- tallinnlane (“Tallinner; inhabitant of Tallinn”), tallinlanna (“(female) Tallinner”)
References
- Tallinn in Sõnaveeb
- Tallinn in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.lin/
Audio (file)
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Tallinn n (proper noun, genitive Tallinns or (optionally with an article) Tallinn)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɒlːinː]
- Hyphenation: Tal‧linn
- Rhymes: -inː
Declension
| 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
- tallinni
Italian
Norwegian Bokmål
View of Tallinn from St. Olaf's church, Estonia.
Etymology
From 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”).
Proper noun
Tallinn
- 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
- Reval (“Tallinn”) (obsolete)
- Tallin (“Tallinn”) (obsolete, used mainly between 1944 and 1991)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtal.lin/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -allin
- Syllabification: Tal‧linn
Declension
Portuguese
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtalin]
Proper noun
Tallinn m (genitive singular Tallinnu, declension pattern of dub)
- Tallinn (the capital city of Estonia)
Swedish
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