teigne

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛɲ/
• Homophones: teignent, teignes
• Rhymes: -ɛɲ

Etymology 1

From Latin tinea, sense from genus name Tinea for the moth.

Noun

teigne f (plural teignes)

1. a tineid, any of various species of moth, such as the clothes moth
2. (uncountable) ringworm
3. louse, vixen (mean or aggressive person)

   Synonym: peste

Derived terms

• teigneux

Etymology 2

From Latin tingam and tingat, subjunctive of tingo.

Verb

teigne

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of teindre

Further reading

• Teigne (insecte) at French Wikipedia for individual species
• “teigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From Latin tinea.

Noun

teigne f (plural teignes)

1. (Jersey) silverfish