Tin

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• Chemical element: Sn (Atomic Number: 50)
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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.2.1 Translations to be checked 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Transitive verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.1.1 Translations to be checked 1.5 See also 1.6 External links 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• AHD: /tĭn/
• IPA: /tɪn/
• SAMPA: /tIn/

  -ɪn

Noun

tin (countable and uncountable; plural tins)

1. A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
2. (British) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
3. A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.

   muffin tin

   roasting tin

Synonyms

• (airtight container): can (especially US), tin can

Translations

element

Afrikaans: tin Albanian: kalaj Arabic: قصدير Armenian: cãlae Basque: eztainua Belorussian: волава Bosnian: kalaj Bulgarian: калай m Catalan: estany Chinese: 錫 Cornish: sten Croatian: kositar Czech: cín Danish: tin Dutch: tin n Esperanto: stano Estonian: tina Faroese: tin Finnish: tina French: étain m Frisian: tin Friulian: stagn Galician: estaño Georgian: კალა German: Zinn n Hebrew: בדיל Hindi: टिन m Hungarian: ón Icelandic: tin Indonesian: timah Interlingua: stanno Irish: stán Italian stagno m

Japanese: 錫 (スズ, すず, suzu) Kashmiri: cëna Kazakh: къалайы Latin: stannum Latvian: alva Lithuanian: alavas Luxembourgish: zënn Macedonian: калаj Malay: stanum, timah Maltese: landa Manx: stainney Mongolian: Цагаан Norwegian: tinn Polish: cyna m Portuguese: estanho m Romanian: staniu n, cositor Russian: олово Scottish Gaelic: staoin Serbian: калаj Slovak: cín Slovenian: kositer Spanish: estaño m Swedish: tenn Tajik: kalagi Thai: ดีบุก Turkish: kalay Ukrainian: олово Uzbek: калай Vietnamese: thiếc Welsh: tùn

airtight container

French: boîte f German: Konservenbüchse f, Blechbüchse f Italian: barattolo m

metal pan

German: Backform f (for baking), Kastenform f (for cakes), Kuchenform f (for cakes)

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.

• Breton: staen m (1), boest f plural boestoù, boest mir (2)
• Chinese: 罐头, 鑵頭 (2)
• Dutch: blik n (2), tinnen pot m (3)
• Greek, Modern: Κασσιτερος (1) (should not be capitalised)
• Indonesian: kaleng (2, 3)
• Interlingua: (cassa de) latta (2, 3)
• Portuguese: lata (2, 3)
• Romanian: cositorit (3)
• Tok Pisin: tin (2)

Adjective

tin (no comparative or superlative)

1. Made of tin.

Translations

• Breton: staen
• Bulgarian: калаен m, калаена f, калаено n, калаени plural; тенекиен m, тенекиена f, тенекиено n, тенекиени plural
• Dutch: tinnen
• French: d'étain, en étain
• Interlingua: de latta; de stanno
• Italian: di stagno
• Polish: cynowy m, cynowa f, cynowe n
• Portuguese: de lata, de estanho
• Romanian: de cositor, din cositor

Transitive verb

to tin (tinning, tinned)

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

Translations

place into a tin in order to preserve

cover with tin

Portuguese: cobrir com estanho

coat with solder

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.

• Breton: staenañ (1)
• Bulgarian: калайдисвам
• Dutch: vertinnen
• German: verzinnen (1)
• Interlingua: stannar
• Romanian: a cositori

See also

• Wikipedia article on tin

External links

For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/sn.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɪn/
• SAMPA: /tIn/

Noun

tin

1. tin (element)