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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish, inherited from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to soak, dip”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈɲiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: te‧ñir
Verb
teñir (first-person singular present tiño, first-person singular preterite teñí, past participle teñido)
- to color, dye, stain
- (reflexive) to dye (one's hair)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of teñir (e-i alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive teñir
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| dative
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teñirme
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teñirte
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teñirle, teñirse
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teñirnos
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teñiros
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teñirles, teñirse
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| accusative
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teñirme
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teñirte
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teñirlo, teñirla, teñirse
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teñirnos
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teñiros
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teñirlos, teñirlas, teñirse
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| with gerund tiñendo
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| dative
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tiñéndome
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tiñéndote
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tiñéndole, tiñéndose
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tiñéndonos
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tiñéndoos
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tiñéndoles, tiñéndose
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| accusative
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tiñéndome
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tiñéndote
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tiñéndolo, tiñéndola, tiñéndose
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tiñéndonos
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tiñéndoos
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tiñéndolos, tiñéndolas, tiñéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative tiñe
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| dative
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tíñeme
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tíñete
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tíñele
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tíñenos
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not used
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tíñeles
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| accusative
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tíñeme
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tíñete
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tíñelo, tíñela
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tíñenos
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not used
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tíñelos, tíñelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative teñí
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| dative
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teñime
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teñite
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teñile
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teñinos
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not used
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teñiles
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| accusative
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teñime
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teñite
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teñilo, teñila
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teñinos
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not used
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teñilos, teñilas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative tiña
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| dative
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tíñame
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not used
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tíñale, tíñase
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tíñanos
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not used
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tíñales
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| accusative
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tíñame
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not used
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tíñalo, tíñala, tíñase
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tíñanos
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not used
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tíñalos, tíñalas
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| with first-person plural imperative tiñamos
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| dative
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not used
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tiñámoste
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tiñámosle
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tiñámonos
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tiñámoos
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tiñámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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tiñámoste
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tiñámoslo, tiñámosla
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tiñámonos
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tiñámoos
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tiñámoslos, tiñámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative teñid
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| dative
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teñidme
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not used
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teñidle
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teñidnos
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teñíos
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teñidles
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| accusative
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teñidme
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not used
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teñidlo, teñidla
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teñidnos
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teñíos
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teñidlos, teñidlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative tiñan
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| dative
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tíñanme
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not used
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tíñanle
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tíñannos
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not used
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tíñanles, tíñanse
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| accusative
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tíñanme
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not used
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tíñanlo, tíñanla
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tíñannos
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not used
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tíñanlos, tíñanlas, tíñanse
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