tingō

From Proto-Italic *tengō, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to soak, dip, make wet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέγγω (téngō, “to make wet”), English dunk.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtin.ɡoː/, [ˈt̪ɪŋɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtin.ɡo/, [ˈt̪iŋɡo]

Verb

tingō (present infinitive tingere, perfect active tīnxī, supine tīnctum); third conjugation

1. to wet, moisten, dip (in), impregnate (with); to smear; to dip, immerse

   tingi nardo ― to scent oneself with spikenard

   tinctus littĕris ― well-read, educated

2. to give to drink, treat
3. to colour, dye, tinge

   lumine tinctus ― illuminated

   tingi sole ― to bathe in the sun, tan