tintino
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of tinniō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtin.ti.noː/, [ˈt̪ɪn̪t̪ɪnoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtin.ti.no/, [ˈt̪in̪t̪ino]
Verb edit
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
- to have a ringing sensation
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “tintinnō, tintinō” on page 2142 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
Further reading edit
- “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.