tinnio

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Latin

Etymology

From an imitative base.

Pronunciation

Verb

tinniō (present infinitive tinnīre, perfect active tinnīvī or tinniī, supine tinnītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to ring, jingle, clink
  2. (figuratively) to pay (with the clinking of coins)
  3. to cry, scream in a shrill voice

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: tinnire
  • Portuguese: tinir
  • Vulgar Latin: *tinnitire

References

  • 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.