tinha

Galician

Verb

tinha

1. (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ter

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈti.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɲɐ, (Brazil) -ĩɲɐ
• Hyphenation: ti‧nha

Etymology 1

From Latin tinea.

Noun

tinha f (plural tinhas)

1. (medicine) ringworm
   1. some other skin diseases of man and other animals
2. (zoology) common name of some insects, especially lepidoptera, whose caterpillars attack vegetables
3. (figuratively) defect; addiction

Related terms

• tinhoso

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tinha

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ter

Further reading

• “tinha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “tinha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024