teinte

See also: teinté

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French, from Latin tincta (“dyed”), from tingere (“to dye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ̃t/

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• Homophones: teintes, tinte, tintent, tîntes
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃t

Noun

teinte f (plural teintes)

1. shade, tint

   Synonym: nuance

Derived terms

• demi-teinte
• en demi-teinte
• planche de teinte
• teintier

Related terms

• teint
• teinture

Etymology 2

Forms of the verb teinter.

Verb

teinte

1. inflection of teinter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Participle

teinte f sg

1. feminine singular of teint

Further reading

• “teinte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• entité, éteint, nettie, tétine, têtine, tintée

Irish

Noun

teinte

1. obsolete spelling of tinte