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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Verb

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tingēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of tingō

Verb

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tingere

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