different between tinge vs minge

English

Etymology

The verb is derived from Latin tingere, present active infinitive of ting? (“to dip; to moisten; to colour, dye, tinge”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to dip; to soak”).

The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /t?n(d)?/
• Rhymes: -?nd?

Noun

tinge (plural tinges)

1. A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing.

   Synonyms: tincture, teint, (the latter two obsolete) teinture
2. The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint.

Translations

Verb

tinge (third-person singular simple present tinges, present participle tinging or tingeing, simple past and past participle tinged)

1. (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.

   Synonym: tinct
2. (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
3. (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• tinged (adjective)
• tingent (archaic)
• untinged

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Teign, get in, get-in

Italian

Verb

tinge

1. third-person singular present indicative of tingere

Anagrams

• genti, tigne

Latin

Verb

tinge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ting?

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tinga (a-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse þinga, from Proto-Germanic *þing?n?.

Verb

tinge (present tense tingar, past tense tinga, past participle tinga, passive infinitive tingast, present participle tingande, imperative ting)

1. (transitive) to reserve; to place an order on

   Synonym: bestille

2. to subscribe (to a publication)

   Synonym: abonnere

3. to negotiate

Derived terms

• tingar
• tinge på
• tinging

Related terms

• ting

References

• “tinge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• eting, ginet, geint, ginte, tigne

Portuguese

Verb

tinge

1. third-person singular present indicative of tingir

Spanish

Noun

tinge m (plural tinges)

1. Eurasian eagle owl

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?nd?/
• Rhymes: -?nd?

Etymology 1

From Angloromani [Term?], from Romani mintš (“female genitals”), probably from Old Armenian ??? (m??, “middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part of the body; loins, reins; waist; belly, abdomen; back”). Doublet of medius.

Noun

minge (plural minges)

1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) The pubic hair and vulva.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vulva, Thesaurus:pubic hair

Etymology 2

Probably corrupted from midge.

Noun

minge (plural minges)

1. (US, dialect) A small biting fly; a midge.

Etymology 3

From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix; mingle”). More at ming.

Verb

minge (third-person singular simple present minges, present participle minging, simple past and past participle minged)

1. (obsolete) To mingle; to mix.

Italian

Verb

minge

1. third-person singular present indicative of mingere

Latin

Verb

minge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ming?

Romanian

Alternative forms

• mingie (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Slavic *m???, compare Russian ??? (mja?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?min.d?e]

Noun

minge f (plural mingi)

1. ball (especially a soft one)

Declension

See also

• bil?

Spanish

Verb

minge

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of minger.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of minger.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of minger.