teigne

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛɲ/
Homophones: teignent, teignes
Rhymes: -ɛɲ

Etymology 1

From Latin tinea, sense from genus name Tinea for the moth.

Noun

teigne f (plural teignes)

a tineid, any of various species of moth, such as the clothes moth
(uncountable) ringworm
louse, vixen (mean or aggressive person)
Synonym: peste

Derived terms

teigneux

Etymology 2

From Latin tingam and tingat, subjunctive of tingo.

Verb

teigne

first/third-person singular present subjunctive of teindre

Further reading

Teigne (insecte) at French Wikipedia for individual species
“teigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Latin tinea.

Noun

teigne f (plural teignes)

(Jersey) silverfish

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