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tingo

tingo

Italian

Verb

tingo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tingere

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *teng- (to soak, dip). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέγγω (téngō).

Pronunciation

Verb

tingō (present infinitive tingere, perfect active tinxī, supine tinctum); third conjugation

  1. I wet, moisten, dip (in), impregnate (with); I smear; I dip, immerse
    tingi nardo — to scent oneself with spikenard
    tinctus littĕris — well-read, educated
  2. I give to drink, treat
  3. I colour, dye, tinge
    lumine tinctus — illuminated
    tingi sole — to bathe in the sun, tan

Inflection

   Conjugation of tingo (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tingō tingis tingit tingimus tingitis tingunt
imperfect tingēbam tingēbās tingēbat tingēbāmus tingēbātis tingēbant
future tingam tingēs tinget tingēmus tingētis tingent
perfect tinxī tinxistī tinxit tinximus tinxistis tinxērunt, tinxēre
pluperfect tinxeram tinxerās tinxerat tinxerāmus tinxerātis tinxerant
future perfect tinxerō tinxeris tinxerit tinxerimus tinxeritis tinxerint
passive present tingor tingeris, tingere tingitur tingimur tingiminī tinguntur
imperfect tingēbar tingēbāris, tingēbāre tingēbātur tingēbāmur tingēbāminī tingēbantur
future tingar tingēris, tingēre tingētur tingēmur tingēminī tingentur
perfect tinctus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect tinctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect tinctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tingam tingās tingat tingāmus tingātis tingant
imperfect tingerem tingerēs tingeret tingerēmus tingerētis tingerent
perfect tinxerim tinxerīs tinxerit tinxerīmus tinxerītis tinxerint
pluperfect tinxissem tinxissēs tinxisset tinxissēmus tinxissētis tinxissent
passive present tingar tingāris, tingāre tingātur tingāmur tingāminī tingantur
imperfect tingerer tingerēris, tingerēre tingerētur tingerēmur tingerēminī tingerentur
perfect tinctus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect tinctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tinge tingite
future tingitō tingitō tingitōte tinguntō
passive present tingere tingiminī
future tingitor tingitor tinguntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives tingere tinxisse tinctūrus esse tingī tinctus esse tinctum īrī
participles tingēns tinctūrus tinctus tingendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
tingere tingendī tingendō tingendum tinctum tinctū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Occitan: ténher, tenchar, tintar
  • Portuguese: tingir, tintar
  • Sicilian: tìnciri, tìngiri
  • Spanish: teñir, tintar
  • Venetian: ténxer, ténxar, ténzar

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈti.ŋo/

Verb

tingo

  1. (transitive) to extract or haul as much as possible[1]

References

  1. Tingo in 2000, Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, Diccionario etimológico rapanui-español, Puntángeles Universidad de Playa Ancha Editorial, ISBN 956-7906-30-0, page 181.
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