tingir
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tinger, from Latin tingere (“to dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to soak, dip”). Compare Galician tinxir.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tingir (first-person singular present tinjo, first-person singular preterite tingi, past participle tingido)
- dye (to colour with dye)
- to cause to have a certain colour
- Synonym: pintar
- As margaridas tingem a sala de branco.
- The daisies cause the room to be white.
- to blush (to redden in the face)
- to stain (coat a surface with a stain)
- Synonym: manchar
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of tingir (g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)