Tinna

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tinna (flint); also a variant of Tina.

Proper noun

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Tinna f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Tinna: Tinnuson
  • daughter of Tinna: Tinnudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Tinna
Accusative Tinnu
Dative Tinnu
Genitive Tinnu

Latin

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tin, an extension of *teh₂- (to dissolve, melt). If so, it would be related to tinca (tench) and the river Tina.

Proper noun

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Tinna f sg (genitive Tinnae); first declension

  1. A river in Picenum that flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Tenna

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tinna
Genitive Tinnae
Dative Tinnae
Accusative Tinnam
Ablative Tinnā
Vocative Tinna

References

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  • Picenum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992.