teindre

French

Etymology

From Old French taindre, teindre, from Latin tingere, present active infinitive of tingō, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (to soak, dip).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛ̃dʁ/
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Verb

teindre

  1. to dye
  2. to tint, tinge

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in ‘t’ instead of a vowel.

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French taindre, teindre, from Latin tingō, tingere (colour, dye, tinge).

Verb

teindre

  1. (Jersey, transitive) to dye

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