Tinne (letter)


Tinne is the Irish name of the eighth letter of the Ogham alphabet, ᚈ, meaning "ingot" or "iron bar". Its phonetic value is .

Bríatharogam

In the medieval kennings, called Bríatharogam or Word Ogham the verses associated with Tinne are:
trian roith - "one of three parts of a wheel" in the Word Ogham of Morann mic Moín
smiur gúaile - "marrow of coal" in the Word Ogham of Mac ind Óc
trian n-airm - "one of three parts of a weapon" in the Word Ogham of Culainn.