English

elements|Sn|indium|In|antimony|Sb

Pronunciation
enPR|tĭn, IPA|/tɪn/, SAMPA|/tIn/
audio|en-us-tin.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪn

Noun
en-noun|s|-
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1. context|uncountable|element A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
2. context|British|countable An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
3. countable A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.

#:muffin tin
#:roasting tin

Synonyms
sense|airtight container can i|especially US, tin can

Derived terms
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alpha tin
beta tin
gray tin, grey tin
indium tin oxide
lead-tin
organotin
tetraethyl tin, tetraethyltin
tetraphenyl tin, tetraphenyltin
tin can
tin chloride
tin cry
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tin dichloride
tin dioxide
tin disease
tin foil
tinnie
tinny
tin oxide
tin pentachloride
tin pest
tin-plate
tin-plated
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tin protochloride
tin salt
tin tetrachloride
tin tetraethyl
tin tetraphenyl
tin-white cobalt
tributyl tin, tributyltin
trimethyl tin, trimethyltin
white tin
(do) what it says on the tin
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Translations
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Afrikaans: #Afrikaans|tin
Albanian: t-|sq|kalaj|xs=Albanian
Arabic: ARchar|�صد�ر unicode|(qa�dí:r) m
Armenian: Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ£ (anag)
Basque: eztainua
Belarusian: волава (vólava) f
Bosnian: t-|bs|kalaj
Breton: staen m
Bulgarian: t+|bg|калай|m|trkalaj|scCyrl
Catalan: estany
Chinese: � (xí)
Cornish: sten
Croatian: t-|hr|kositar, t-|hr|kalaj
Czech: t+|cs|cín|m
Danish: t-|da|tin
Dutch: t+|nl|tin|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|stano|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|tina
Faroese: t-|fo|tin|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|tina
French: t+|fr|étain|m
Frisian: #Frisian|tin
Friulian: stagn
Galician: estaño
Georgian: ���� (kala)
German: t+|de|Zinn|n
Greek, Modern: κα��ί�ε�ο� (kassíteros) m, καλά� (kaláï) n
Hebrew: ���� (b�dil) m
Hindi: �िन unicode|(�in) m
Hungarian: t+|hu|ón
Icelandic: t+|is|tin
Ido: stano
Indonesian: timah
Interlingua: stanno
Irish: stán
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Italian: t+|it|stagno|m
Japanese: � (��, ��, súzu)
Kashmiri: cëna
Kazakh: к�алай� (qalajii)
Korean: 주� (��, juseok), ��철 (���, dongnapcheol), � (�, seok)
Latin: t+|la|stannum
Latvian: t+|lv|alva|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: alavas
Luxembourgish: zënn
Macedonian: калаj (kalaj) m
Malay: stanum, timah
Maltese: t-|mt|landa|xs=Maltese
Manx: stainney
Mongolian: t-|mn|�агаан|trtsagaan|scCyrl|xs=Mongolian
Norwegian: t+|no|tinn
Polish: t-|pl|cyna|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|estanho|m
Rohingya: zermóuni
Romanian: t-|ro|staniu|n, t-|ro|cositor
Russian: t+|ru|олово|n|trólovo|scCyrl, t-|ru|��анн�м|m|trstánnum|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: staoin
Serbian: калаj (kalaj) m
Slovak: t-|sk|cín
Slovenian: kositer m
Spanish: t+|es|estaño|m
Swedish: t-|sv|tenn|n
Tajik: kalagi
Tamil: த�ரம� (takaram)
Thai: THchar|�ี�ุ� (dībuk)
Tok Pisin: #Tok Pisin|tin
Turkish: t+|tr|kalay
Ukrainian: t-|uk|олово|n|trólovo|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
Uzbek: t+|uz|калай|trkalay|scCyrl|xs=Uzbek
Vietnamese: t+|vi|thiếc|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|tùn|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|airtight container
Arabic: ARchar|ص��حة unicode|(�afí:ħa) f
Chinese: �頭 (guàntóu)
Dutch: t+|nl|blik|n, t-|nl|conservenblik|n
Finnish: t-|fi|säilyketölkki, t-|fi|säilykepurkki
French: t+|fr|bidon|m, t+|fr|boîte|f
German: t+|de|Büchse|f, t-|de|Konservenbüchse|f, t-|de|Blechbüchse|f, t+|de|Dose|f, t-|de|Konservendose|f
Italian: t+|it|lattina|f, t-|it|barattolo|m
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Japanese: �詰 (����, kanzumé)
Korean: 깡� (kkangtong)
Polish: t-|pl|puszka|f, t-|pl|konserwa|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|lata|f
Russian: t-|ru|же���нка|f|tržestjánka|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|plo�evinka|f
Swedish: t-|sv|konserv|c, t-|sv|konservburk|c
Tok Pisin: #Tok Pisin|tin
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trans-top|metal pan
Dutch: bakvorm m i|for baking, taartvorm m i|for cakes
German: Backform f i|for baking, Kastenform f i|for cakes, Kuchenform f i|for cakes
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Portuguese: t+|pt|lata|f
Russian: же��� (žest�) f
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Breton: boest f, boestoù p, boest mir (2)
ttbc|Chinese: �头, �頭 (2)
ttbc|Indonesian: kaleng (2,3)
ttbc|Interlingua: (cassa de) latta (2,3)
ttbc|Maori: tīni
ttbc|Romanian: cositorit (3)

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Made of tin.

Translations
trans-top|made of tin
Breton: staen
Bulgarian: калаен m, калаена f, калаено n, калаени p; �енекиен m, �енекиена f, �енекиено n, �енекиени p
Dutch: tinnen
French: d'étain, en étain
German: Zinn- i|combined with noun, zinnen i|rare
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Interlingua: de latta; de stanno
Italian: di stagno
Polish: t-|pl|cynowy|m, t-|pl|cynowa|f, t-|pl|cynowe|n
Portuguese: de lata, de estanho
Romanian: de cositor, din cositor
Russian: t-|ru|олов�нн�й|trolovjánnyj|scCyrl
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Verb
en-verb|tin|n|ing

1. transitive To place into a tin in order to preserve.
2. transitive To cover with tin.
3. transitive To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.

Derived terms
tinned dog

Translations
trans-top|place into a tin in order to preserve
Dutch: t-|nl|inblikken, t-|nl|conserveren
German: t-|de|eindosen, t-|de|einmachen
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Russian: кон�е�ви�ова�� (konservírovat�)
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trans-top|cover with tin
Dutch: vertinnen
German: t-|de|verzinnen
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Portuguese: cobrir com estanho
Russian: л�ди�� / пол�ди�� (ludít� / poludít�)
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trans-top|coat with solder
Dutch: vertinnen
German: t-|de|vorverzinnen
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: staenañ (1)
ttbc|Bulgarian: калайди�вам (kalajdisvam)
ttbc|Interlingua: stannar
ttbc|Romanian: a cositori

See also
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Babbitt metal
bronze
bell metal
cassiterite
die-casting alloy
pewter
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phosphor bronze
soft solder
stann-, stanno-
stannane
stannary
stannate
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stannic
stannide
stanniferous
stannified
stannine
stannite
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stannolite
stannotype
stannous
stannum
white metal

References
For etymology and more information refer to: ¹ (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)]

Anagrams
nit

Category:1000 English basic words

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|/tɪn/, SAMPA|/tIn/

Noun
infl|nl|noun

1. element|lang=nl #English|tin

Navajo

Pronunciation
IPA|[txɪ�n]

Etymology
From proto|Athabascan|t�n|lang=nv.

Cognates:
Apachean: Western Apache tįh, Chiricahua tį�, Lipan kįh
Others: Hupa -ti�, Galice tʰ�n, Chilcotin t��n, Slavey t��, Hare t��/-téné�, Dogrib tǫ�, Dene Sų�iné t��n, Sekani t��n, Dunneza t�n, Hän tán, Ahtna ten, Dena�ina t�n

Noun
infl|nv|noun

1. ice

Rohingya

Etymology
From Beng.|cit.

numeral|Rohingya
infl|cit|numeral

1. three

Welsh

Noun
infl|cy|noun

1. vulgar|lang=cy The rump, the ass#Etymology 2|arse.

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ko:tin
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id:tin
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kk:tin
la:tin
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hu:tin
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