tintino

Latin

Alternative forms

tintinnō, tintiniō

Etymology

Reduplication of tinniō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtɪn.tɪ.noː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪in̪.t̪i.no]

Verb

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)
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

Conjugation

Conjugation of tintinō (first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem)

indicative		singular						plural
indicative		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	tintinō		tintinās		tintinat		tintināmus		tintinātis		tintinant
	imperfect	tintinābam		tintinābās		tintinābat		tintinābāmus		tintinābātis		tintinābant
	future	tintinābō		tintinābis		tintinābit		tintinābimus		tintinābitis		tintinābunt
	perfect	tintināvī		tintināvistī		tintināvit		tintināvimus		tintināvistis		tintināvērunt, tintināvēre
	pluperfect	tintināveram		tintināverās		tintināverat		tintināverāmus		tintināverātis		tintināverant
	future perfect	tintināverō		tintināveris		tintināverit		tintināverimus		tintināveritis		tintināverint
subjunctive		singular						plural
subjunctive		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	tintinem		tintinēs		tintinet		tintinēmus		tintinētis		tintinent
	imperfect	tintinārem		tintinārēs		tintināret		tintinārēmus		tintinārētis		tintinārent
	perfect	tintināverim		tintināverīs		tintināverit		tintināverīmus		tintināverītis		tintināverint
	pluperfect	tintināvissem		tintināvissēs		tintināvisset		tintināvissēmus		tintināvissētis		tintināvissent
imperative		singular						plural
imperative		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		tintinā		—		—		tintināte		—
active	future	—		tintinātō		tintinātō		—		tintinātōte		tintinantō
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
non-finite forms		active			passive			active			passive
present		tintināre			—			tintināns			—
perfect		tintināvisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		tintinandī		tintinandō		tintinandum		tintinandō		—		—

Derived terms

tintinnabulum
tintinnāculus

References

“tintinnō, tintinō” on page 2142 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

Further reading

“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.