Tingis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Tingis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family  – typical lace bugs.

References

• “Tingis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Tingis (bug) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tingis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tingis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Tigis, Tigisis

Etymology

Possibly from Numidian, since it was a Numidian city. Ancient Greek Τίγισις (Tígisis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtin.ɡis/, [ˈt̪ɪŋɡɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtin.d͡ʒis/, [ˈt̪in̠ʲd͡ʒis]

Proper noun

Tingis f sg (genitive Tingis); third declension

1. Tangiers

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tingis
Genitive	Tingis
Dative	Tingī
Accusative	Tingem
Ablative	Tinge
Vocative	Tingis
Locative	Tingī Tinge

Derived terms

• Tingitānus

References

• “Tinge”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Tingis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Tingis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly