Tina
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tina"
English
Etymology
Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiːnə/
Breton
Etymology
Clipping of Kaourantina/Kaourintina or Tin + -a (feminine).
Proper noun
Tina
- a diminutive of the female given name Kaourantina
- a diminutive of the female given name Kaourintina
Derived terms
References
- Alain Stéphan, Tous les Prénoms bretons, 1996, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, →ISBN, page 60
Danish
Faroese
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Tinu: Tinuson
- daughter of Tina: Tinudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Tina |
Accusative | Tinu |
Dative | Tinu |
Genitive | Tinu |
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Tina f (genitive Tinas or Tina)
- a diminutive of the female given names Christina, Kristina, Bettina, or Martina
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈti.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: Tì‧na
Latin
Etymology
Found in Old English as a component of the place name Tinanmuðe (“Tynemouth”). Possibly of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”).[1] Compare the river Tinna.

View of the river
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Tina |
Genitive | Tinae |
Dative | Tinae |
Accusative | Tinam |
Ablative | Tinā |
Vocative | Tina |
References
- “Tina”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- The Brittonic Language in the Old North" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society.
Norwegian
Romanian
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tiːna/
Proper noun
Tina c (genitive Tinas)
- a female given name, short for Kristina, Martina, Albertina and similar names
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