tunn

tunn

See also: tunn' and tünn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

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

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by tynn

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tunn (comparative tunnare, superlative tunnast)

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

Declension

Inflection of tunn
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	tunn	tunnare	tunnast
Neuter singular	tunt	tunnare	tunnast
Plural	tunna	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.

Synonyms

• (having small thickness): smal
• (sparsely occurring): gles
• (lacking substance): utspädd, vattnig

Antonyms

• (having small thickness): tjock
• (sparsely occurring): tät, riklig
• (lacking substance): koncentrerad

Related terms

cellofantunn lövtunn tunna (verb) tunnbladig tunnbröd tunnfilm tunnflytande tunnhet

tunnhudad tunnhårig tunnklädd tunnpannkaka tunnplåt tunnskalig tunnsliten tunnsådd

tunntarm tunntrådig tunnväggig

References

• tunn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• tunn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.