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tintino

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Etymology

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Reduplication of tinniō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tintinō (present infinitive tintināre, perfect active tintināvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive) frequentative of tinniō: to make a ringing, clinking, jingling, tinkling sound (intermittently)
    1. to have a ringing sensation
      • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmen 51 10-11:
        sonitū suōpte tintinant aurēs
        my ears ring all an their own

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Further reading

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  • 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.