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Latin
Etymology
Reduplication of tinniō.
Pronunciation
Verb
tintinō (present infinitive tintināre, perfect active tintināvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- (intransitive) frequentative of tinniō: to make a ringing, clinking, jingling, tinkling sound (intermittently)
- to have a ringing sensation
c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE,
Catullus,
Carmen 51 10-11:
- sonitū suōpte tintinant aurēs
- my ears ring all an their own
Conjugation
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References
Further reading
- “tintino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tintino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tintino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.