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Galician
Verb
tinha
- (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ter
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɲɐ, (Brazil) -ĩɲɐ
- Hyphenation: ti‧nha
Etymology 1
From Latin tinea.
Noun
tinha f (plural tinhas)
- (medicine) ringworm
- some other skin diseases of man and other animals
- (zoology) common name of some insects, especially lepidoptera, whose caterpillars attack vegetables
- (figuratively) defect; addiction
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tinha
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ter
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