Tina
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tina"
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Tina
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- A lake in Alaska, near/around Anchorage.
AnagramsEdit
BretonEdit
EtymologyEdit
Clipping of Kaourantina/Kaourintina or Tin + -a (feminine).
Proper nounEdit
Tina
- A diminutive of the female given name Kaourantina.
- A diminutive of the female given name Kaourintina.
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Alain Stéphan, Tous les Prénoms bretons, 1996, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, →ISBN, page 60
DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Tina
- A female given name, short for Christina and Bettina.
ReferencesEdit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 24 817 females with the given name Tina have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
FaroeseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Tina f
- A female given name
Usage notesEdit
Matronymics
- son of Tinu: Tinuson
- daughter of Tina: Tinudóttir
DeclensionEdit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Tina |
| Accusative | Tinu |
| Dative | Tinu |
| Genitive | Tinu |
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
Proper nounEdit
Tina f (genitive Tinas or Tina)
- A diminutive of the female given names Christina, Kristina, Bettina, or Martina
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Tina f
AnagramsEdit
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Found in Old English as Tinanmuðe. Possibly of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”).[1] Compare the river Tinna.
Proper nounEdit
Tina f sg (genitive Tinae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tina |
| Genitive | Tinae |
| Dative | Tinae |
| Accusative | Tinam |
| Ablative | Tinā |
| Vocative | Tina |
ReferencesEdit
- Tina in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ The Brittonic Language in the Old North" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society.
NorwegianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Tina
- A female given name, short for Christina.
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From tina, definite form of tină.
Proper nounEdit
Tina f
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Tina c (genitive Tinas)
- A female given name, short for Kristina, Martina, Albertina and similar names.