Latin
editEtymology
editFrom an imitative base.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtin.ni.oː/, [ˈt̪ɪnːioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtin.ni.o/, [ˈt̪inːio]
Verb
edittinniō (present infinitive tinnīre, perfect active tinnīvī or tinniī, supine tinnītum); fourth conjugation
- to ring, jingle, clink
- (figuratively) to pay (with the clinking of coins)
- to cry, scream in a shrill voice
Conjugation
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Italian: tinnire
- Portuguese: tinir
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *tinnitire
References
edit- “tinnio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tinnio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tinnio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.