tingere

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin tingere (to dye, to paint), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (to soak, to dip).

Pronunciation

Verb

tìngere (first-person singular present tìngo, first-person singular past historic tìnsi, past participle tìnto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to dye, to paint
  2. to stain, to soil
  3. (figurative, poetic) to stain (morally)
  4. (poetic) to wet, to moisten
  5. (figurative, literary) to tinge, to color

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Latin

Verb

tingēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of tingō

Verb

tingere

  1. inflection of tingō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative