tindre

See also: tindré

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtin.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtin.dɾe]

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Verb

tindre (first-person singular present tinc, first-person singular preterite tinguí, past participle tingut); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (chiefly Valencia) alternative form of tenir

Usage notes

• Considered less formal than tenir, except in Valencian, where it is the standard form.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tindre (third conjugation, without -eix-, irregular, with velar infix)

infinitive			tindre
gerund			tenint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tingut		tinguda
		plural		tinguts		tingudes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	tinc	tens	té	tenim	teniu	tenen
	imperfect	tenia	tenies	tenia	teníem	teníeu	tenien
	future	tindré	tindràs	tindrà	tindrem	tindreu	tindran
	preterite	tinguí	tingueres	tingué	tinguérem	tinguéreu	tingueren
	conditional	tindria	tindries	tindria	tindríem	tindríeu	tindrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	tingui	tinguis	tingui	tinguem	tingueu	tinguin
	imperfect	tingués	tinguessis	tingués	tinguéssim	tinguéssiu	tinguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	té, ten, tingues	tingui	tinguem	teniu, tingueu	tinguin
	negative (no)	—	no tinguis	no tingui	no tinguem	no tingueu	no tinguin

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “tindre”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “tindre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “tindre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “tindre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Danish

Etymology

Related to Old Norse tendra, Old Norse tandri (“fire”) and Old Norse tinna.

Verb

tindre (imperative tindr, infinitive at tindre, present tense tindrer, past tense tindrede, perfect tense tindret)

1. to twinkle
2. to sparkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of tindre

active passive present tindrer — past tindrede — infinitive tindre — imperative tindr — participle present tindrende past tindret (auxiliary verb have or være) gerund tindren

Derived terms

• tindren
• tindrende

See also

• funkle
• glimte
• stråle

References

• “tindre” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “tindre” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to Old Norse tendra

Verb

tindre (imperative tindr or tindre, present tense tindrer, passive tindres, simple past and past participle tindra or tindret, present participle tindrende)

1. to twinkle
2. to sparkle

References

• “tindre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tindre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to Old Norse tendra

Verb

tindre (present tense tindrar, past tense tindra, past participle tindra, passive infinitive tindrast, present participle tindrande, imperative tindre/tindr)

1. to twinkle
2. to sparkle

Alternative forms

• tindra

References

• “tindre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.