different between teint vs ceint

English

Etymology

French teint, teinte. See tint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te?nt/

Noun

teint (plural teints)

1. (obsolete) Colour, tinge; tint.

Anagrams

• ettin, tinet

Danish

Etymology

From French teint (“complexion”), from teindre (“to dye, tint”), from Latin tingere (“to colour, dye, tinge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?n?/, [t???]

Noun

teint c (singular definite teinten, not used in plural form)

1. complexion (appearance of the skin on the face)

Further reading

• “teint” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin tinctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??/
• Homophones: teints, thym
• Rhymes: -??

Verb

teint m (feminine singular teinte, masculine plural teints, feminine plural teintes)

1. past participle of teindre

Verb

teint

1. third-person singular present indicative of teindre

Adjective

teint (feminine singular teinte, masculine plural teints, feminine plural teintes)

1. dyed; tinted

Noun

teint m (plural teints)

1. tint

Derived terms

• fond de teint

Related terms

• teinte
• teinture

Descendants

• ? Danish: teint
• ? German: Teint

Further reading

• “teint” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• tetin, tétin, tient

English

Etymology

See cincture.

Noun

ceint (plural ceints)

1. (obsolete) a girdle

Anagrams

• centi-, cetin

French

Etymology

From Old French ceint, from Latin cinctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??/

Verb

ceint m (feminine singular ceinte, masculine plural ceints, feminine plural ceintes)

1. past participle of ceindre
2. third-person singular present indicative of ceindre

Irish

Etymology

From English cent.

Noun

ceint m (genitive singular ceint, nominative plural ceinteanna)

1. (money) (American) cent

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• Entries containing “ceint” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Old French

Noun

ceint m (oblique plural ceinz or ceintz, nominative singular ceinz or ceintz, nominative plural ceint)

1. Alternative form of cent