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English
Etymology
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Noun
tinta (countable and uncountable , plural tintas )
( archaic ) A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain.
Synonym: tent wine
Tinta roriz; tempranillo .
Tinta barroca; a grape variety used in the production of Portuguese port wine .
Tinta Francesa; cabernet franc .
Tinta miúda; a lesser-known grape variety that is used in blends of some Portuguese wines.
See also
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin tincta ( “ dyed ” ) , perfect passive participle of tingō ( “ dye ” , verb ) .
Noun
tinta f (plural tintes )
ink ( coloured fluid used for writing )
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tincta ( “ dyed ” ) , perfect passive participle of tingō ( “ dye ” , verb ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
tinta f (plural tintes )
ink
dye
( art ) colour , tint
mitja tinta ― half-tint
Derived terms
Further reading
Chamorro
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tinta .
Noun
tinta
ink
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish tinta .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈtinta/ ,
Hyphenation: tin‧ta
Noun
tinta
ink
French
Pronunciation
Verb
tinta
third-person singular past historic of tinter
Galician
Tinta
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tinta , tĩta , from Latin tincta ( “ dyed ” ) , perfect passive participle of tingō ( “ dye ” , verb ) .
Noun
tinta f (plural tintas )
ink ( coloured fluid used for writing )
1457 , Fernando R. Tato Plaza, editor, Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos , Santiago: Concello da Cultura Galega, page 173 :Boa tĩta se deue faser en esta guisa: Para hũu neto de tĩta , õça e media de agalla The good ink must be prepared in this manner: for preparing a neto of ink , an ounce and a half of oak gall ..
ink ( the black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy )
Synonym: borra
red grape
a particular sickness of the chestnut trees
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
tinta f sg
dyed ; colored ; reddish (feminine singular of tinto )
c. 1295 , R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla , Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 381 :Et morrerõ y muytas gentes dambas partes, en guisa que agoa de Doyro toda ya tinta de sangue And may people died there, from both sides, so that the water of the Douro river went dyed with blood
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “tinta ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “tinta ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “tinta ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “tinta ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “tinta ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tincta ( “ dyed ” ) , perfect passive participle of tingō ( “ dye ” , verb ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
tinta (plural tinták )
ink
( slang ) booze
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
tinta in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tinta , from Portuguese tinta , from Old Galician-Portuguese tinta , tĩta , from Latin tincta ( “ dyed ” ) , perfect passive participle of tingō ( “ dye ” , verb ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
tinta
ink
Synonyms: ( both obsolete ) dawat , mangsi
Derived terms
Further reading
Interlingua
Noun
tinta (plural tintas )
paint
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin tincta ( “ dyed ” ) , perfect passive participle of tingō ( “ dye ” , verb ) .
Noun
tinta f (plural tinte )
dye
colour /color
paint
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
tinta f sg
feminine singular of tinto
Further reading
tinta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
tinta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
tinta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica , De Agostini Scuola Spa
tinta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti , Olivetti Media Communication
tinta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Kashubian
Tintë
Etymology
Borrowed from German Tinte .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈtin.ta/
Rhymes: -inta
Syllabification: tin‧ta
Noun
tinta f (related adjective tintowi )
ink ( fluid used for writing )
Synonym: atrameńt
Further reading
Jan Trepczyk (1994 ) “atrament”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “atrament”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
“tinta ”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language ], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Pali
Adjective
tinta
wet
moist
Portuguese
tinta
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese tinta , tĩta , from Latin tincta ( “ dyed ” ) , perfect passive participle of tingō ( “ dye ” , verb ) .
Noun
tinta f (plural tintas )
paint
ink
dye
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
tinta
feminine singular of tinto
Etymology 3
Verb
tinta
inflection of tintar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
“tinta ”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008 –2024
“tinta ”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006 –2024
“tinta ” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo , 1913
“tinta ”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003 –2024
“tinta ”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015 –2024
“tinta ”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008 –2024
Sassarese
ampulli di tinta – ink bottles
Etymology
From Catalan and Spanish tinta , from Latin tīncta , derived from tingō ( “ I wet; I colour, dye ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
tinta f (plural tinti )
( uncountable ) ink ( coloured fluid used for writing )
ink ( particular type of this fluid )
( uncountable ) ink ( dark fluid ejected by squid etc. )
dye
paint job
References
Rubattu, Antoninu (2006 ) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna , 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Silesian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Tinte .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈtin.ta/
Rhymes: -inta
Syllabification: tin‧ta
Noun
tinta f
ink ( pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing )
Further reading
Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008 ) “tinta”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects ], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN , page 294
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈtinta/
Rhymes: -inta
Syllabification: tin‧ta
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin tincta ( “ dyed ” ) , perfect passive participle of tingō ( “ dye ” , verb ) . Cognate with English tint , Dutch tint , Estonian tint , French teinte , German Tinte , Hungarian tinta , Italian tinta , Luxembourgish Tintin , and Portuguese tinta .
Noun
tinta f (plural tintas )
( writing ) ink
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
tinta
feminine singular of tinto
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tinta
inflection of tintar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Anagrams
Swazi
Noun
tínta class 10
pubic hair
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template .
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tinta , from Latin tincta . Compare English tint . Doublet of tina .
Pronunciation
Noun
tinta or tintá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ )
ink ( used in writing, drawing, printing, etc. )
ink ( of cephalopods )
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
“tinta ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Yogad
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tinta ( “ ink ” ) .
Noun
tinta
ink