tinha
Galician
Verb
tinha
- (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ter
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈti.ɲɐ/
- Rhymes: -iɲɐ, (Brazil) -ĩɲɐ
- Hyphenation: ti‧nha
Etymology 1
Noun
tinha f (plural tinhas)
- (medicine) ringworm
- (zoology) common name of some insects, especially lepidoptera, whose caterpillars attack vegetables
- (figuratively) defect; addiction
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tinha
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ter
Further reading
- “tinha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “tinha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025