tina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tina"

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English

Alternative forms

• Tina

Etymology

Shortening of christina (“crystal meth”), from crystal.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Australia):

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Noun

tina (uncountable)

2. (slang) The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride (crystal meth).

Further reading

• “tina n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.

Anagrams

• nait, Atin, ain't, aniṭ, Tian, tain, anti, tian, Tani, aint, Tain, -itan, NAIT, anti-

Albanian

Noun

tina

1. inflection of tinë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈti.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈti.na]

Noun

tina f (plural tines)

1. vat, tank, tub

Derived terms

• entinar
• tinell

See also

• cossi
• cup
• trull

Further reading

• “tina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Estonian

Chemical element (edit)
Sn Atomic number 50 tina
Classification data Period 5 Group 14 Block p-block Class post-transition metal
Previous: ← indium (In)
Next: antimon (Sb) →

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tina.

Noun

tina (genitive tina, partitive tina)

1. tin

Declension

Declension of tina (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		tina	tinad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	tina
genitive			tinade
partitive		tina	tinasid
illative		tinna tinasse	tinadesse
inessive		tinas	tinades
elative		tinast	tinadest
allative		tinale	tinadele
adessive		tinal	tinadel
ablative		tinalt	tinadelt
translative		tinaks	tinadeks
terminative		tinani	tinadeni
essive		tinana	tinadena
abessive		tinata	tinadeta
comitative		tinaga	tinadega

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu thina.

Pronoun

tina

1. we, us; first-person plural pronoun.

Fijian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.na/

Noun

tina-na

1. mother (female parent)

   Coordinate term: tama

   Na tina-qu sa lako ki na makete.

   My mother went to the market.

2. materal aunt (mother's sister)

   E dua na tina-qu e tiko mai Suva.

   One of my aunts lives in Suva.

3. paternal aunt (father's brother's wife)

Derived terms

• tinatina (mature female animal)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “tina”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 268

Finnish

Chemical element (edit)
Sn Atomic number 50 tina
Classification data Period 5 Group 14 Block p-block Class post-transition metal
Previous: ← indium (In)
Next: antimoni (Sb) →

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tina, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *tiną (“tin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtinɑ/, [ˈt̪inɑ̝]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -inɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ti‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): ti‧na

Noun

tina

1. tin (metal; chemical element Sn)
2. pewter (tin alloy containing 85-99% tin plus copper and antimony, used e.g. for making tableware)

Usage notes

The word tina is often used generally of alloys that consist predominantly of tin. If it is necessary to point out that the metal discussed is an alloy, the word tinaseos (“tin alloy”) might be used. Some alloys have specific names according to their main use, e.g. astiatina (“pewter”).

Declension

Inflection of tina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		tina	tinat
genitive		tinan	tinojen
partitive		tinaa	tinoja
illative		tinaan	tinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tina	tinat
accusative	nom.	tina	tinat
	gen.	tinan
genitive		tinan	tinojen tinain rare
partitive		tinaa	tinoja
inessive		tinassa	tinoissa
elative		tinasta	tinoista
illative		tinaan	tinoihin
adessive		tinalla	tinoilla
ablative		tinalta	tinoilta
allative		tinalle	tinoille
essive		tinana	tinoina
translative		tinaksi	tinoiksi
abessive		tinatta	tinoitta
instructive		—	tinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tinani tinani accusative nom. tinani tinani gen. tinani genitive tinani tinojeni tinaini rare partitive tinaani tinojani inessive tinassani tinoissani elative tinastani tinoistani illative tinaani tinoihini adessive tinallani tinoillani ablative tinaltani tinoiltani allative tinalleni tinoilleni essive tinanani tinoinani translative tinakseni tinoikseni abessive tinattani tinoittani instructive — — comitative — tinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tinasi tinasi accusative nom. tinasi tinasi gen. tinasi genitive tinasi tinojesi tinaisi rare partitive tinaasi tinojasi inessive tinassasi tinoissasi elative tinastasi tinoistasi illative tinaasi tinoihisi adessive tinallasi tinoillasi ablative tinaltasi tinoiltasi allative tinallesi tinoillesi essive tinanasi tinoinasi translative tinaksesi tinoiksesi abessive tinattasi tinoittasi instructive — — comitative — tinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tinamme tinamme accusative nom. tinamme tinamme gen. tinamme genitive tinamme tinojemme tinaimme rare partitive tinaamme tinojamme inessive tinassamme tinoissamme elative tinastamme tinoistamme illative tinaamme tinoihimme adessive tinallamme tinoillamme ablative tinaltamme tinoiltamme allative tinallemme tinoillemme essive tinanamme tinoinamme translative tinaksemme tinoiksemme abessive tinattamme tinoittamme instructive — — comitative — tinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tinanne tinanne accusative nom. tinanne tinanne gen. tinanne genitive tinanne tinojenne tinainne rare partitive tinaanne tinojanne inessive tinassanne tinoissanne elative tinastanne tinoistanne illative tinaanne tinoihinne adessive tinallanne tinoillanne ablative tinaltanne tinoiltanne allative tinallenne tinoillenne essive tinananne tinoinanne translative tinaksenne tinoiksenne abessive tinattanne tinoittanne instructive — — comitative — tinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tinansa tinansa accusative nom. tinansa tinansa gen. tinansa genitive tinansa tinojensa tinainsa rare partitive tinaansa tinojaan tinojansa inessive tinassaan tinassansa tinoissaan tinoissansa elative tinastaan tinastansa tinoistaan tinoistansa illative tinaansa tinoihinsa adessive tinallaan tinallansa tinoillaan tinoillansa ablative tinaltaan tinaltansa tinoiltaan tinoiltansa allative tinalleen tinallensa tinoilleen tinoillensa essive tinanaan tinanansa tinoinaan tinoinansa translative tinakseen tinaksensa tinoikseen tinoiksensa abessive tinattaan tinattansa tinoittaan tinoittansa instructive — — comitative — tinoineen tinoinensa

Synonyms

• (pewter): astiatina

Derived terms

• tinainen
• tinata

compounds

• astiatina
• juotostina
• juottotina
• lehtitina
• tina-astia
• tinaesiintymä
• tinaesine
• tinaharkko
• tinajuote
• tinajuotos
• tinajäkälä
• tinakaivos
• tinakannu
• tinakauha
• tinakenkä
• tinakivi
• tinalasite
• tinalasitus
• tinalautanen
• tinamalmi
• tinanappi
• tinanvalanta
• tinanvalu
• tinapaperi
• tinapilli
• tinarutto
• tinaseos
• tinaseppä
• tinasotamies
• tinasotilas
• tinatuoppi
• tinatyö
• tinavyö
• tinayhdiste
• uudenvuodentina

Further reading

• “tina”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• anti, anti-, nait, tain

Franco-Provençal

Pronoun

tina

1. feminine singular of tin

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tỹa (“bathtub”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin tīna (“wine vessel”), from Etruscan 𐌈𐌉𐌍𐌀 (θina, “type of vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtina/ [ˈt̪i.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: ti‧na

Noun

tina f (plural tinas)

1. vat
2. tub, bathtub

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ty_a”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tina”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tina”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tina”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “tina”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “tina”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tina. Cognates include Finnish tina and Estonian tina.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtinɑ/, [ˈtʲinɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtinɑ/, [ˈtinɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -inɑ
• Hyphenation: ti‧na

Noun

tina

1. tin
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 40:

     Vasen ja tinan sekotust saotaa bronzaks.

     The mixture of copper and tin is called bronze.

2. lead
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 35:

     Puhas tina männöö trubbiin, lootiin, hauliin ja plombin tekömist vart.

     Pure lead is used for the making of pipes, pellets, bullets and seals.

Declension

Declension of tina (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	tina	tinat
genitive	tinan	tinnoin
partitive	tinnaa	tinoja
illative	tinnaa	tinnoi
inessive	tinas	tinois
elative	tinast	tinoist
allative	tinalle	tinoille
adessive	tinal	tinoil
ablative	tinalt	tinoilt
translative	tinaks	tinoiks
essive	tinanna, tinnaan	tinoinna, tinnoin
exessive1)	tinant	tinoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 586

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: tì‧na

Noun

tina f (plural tine)

1. alternative form of tino

Derived terms

• tinella

Anagrams

• anti, anti-, nati

Latin

Etymology

From Etruscan 𐌈𐌉𐌍𐌀 (θina, “type of vessel”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtiː.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtiː.na]

Noun

tīna f (genitive tīnae); first declension

1. wine-vessel

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	tīna	tīnae
genitive	tīnae	tīnārum
dative	tīnae	tīnīs
accusative	tīnam	tīnās
ablative	tīnā	tīnīs
vocative	tīna	tīnae

Descendants

• Albanian: tinë
• Catalan: tina, tinell
• French: tine, tinet
• Galician: tinalla
• Italian: tina
• Portuguese: tina
• Spanish: tina, tinaja

References

• “tina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "tina", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “tina”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “tina”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic تِينة (tīna), singulative of تِين (tīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːna/
• Rhymes: -iːna

Noun

tina f (singulative, collective tin, paucal tiniet)

1. singulative of tin: a fig (single fruit)

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtina/ [ˈtinɐ]

Etymology 1

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

tina

1. be firm, hard, steadfast
   • 1852, William Williams, A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, 2nd edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 172:

     Tina ana i te mataku o te taua; He sits still through fear of the enemy.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. be constipated

Noun

tina

1. constipation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English dinner (“midday meal”).

Noun

tina

1. lunch, dinner (midday meal)

Verb

tina

1. have lunch

Derived terms

• tōtiti tina

References

• Biggs, Bruce [Grandison] (1990), English–Maori, Maori–English Dictionary‎‎^[3], Auckland University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, EBSCOhost edsebk, Goodreads, Google Books, Library Thing, Nexus/STC, page 137
• Williams, William (1852), “tina”, in A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, 2nd edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 172: “Tína, v. To sit still through fear.”
• Williams, William (1852), “tina”, in A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, 2nd edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 172: “*Tína, s. Dinner.”

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þíðna.

Alternative forms

• tine (e- and split infinitives)

Verb

tina (present tense tinar/tiner, past tense tina/tinte, past participle tina/tint, passive infinitive tinast, present participle tinande, imperative tina/tin)

1. (ambitransitive) to thaw

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tína.

Alternative forms

• tine (e- and split infinitives)

Verb

tina (present tense tiner, past tense tinte, past participle tint, passive infinitive tinast, present participle tinande, imperative tin)

1. to pluck or rattle to remove fish from a fishing net
2. to remove the awn from the grain
3. to extract a nut from its shell

Etymology 3

Through French from Latin tina (“wine-vessel”).

Noun

tina f (definite singular tina, indefinite plural tiner or tinor, definite plural tinene or tinone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tine
2. definite singular of tine

References

• “tina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• anti, anti-, nati, nita, tani, Tina

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin tīna (“wine-vessel”), from Etruscan 𐌈𐌉𐌍𐌀 (θina, “type of vessel”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈti.nɐ/

Noun

tina f (plural tinas)

1. vat
2. tub

Etymology 2

Verb

tina

1. inflection of tinir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “tina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “tina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Sambali

Noun

tinà

1. dye

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtina/ [ˈt̪i.na]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: ti‧na

Noun

tina f (plural tinas)

1. vat
2. large earthenware jar
3. (Mexico) bucket

   Synonyms: balde, cubeta

4. (Mexico) tub, bathtub

   Synonym: bañera

Related terms

• papel de tina
• tinaco
• tinaja

Further reading

• “tina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “tina”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

tina c

1. a pot, a cage trap (type of fishing trap)
   1. a lobster pot, a lobster trap

      Synonym: hummertina

   2. a crab pot, a crab trap

      Synonym: krabbtina

   3. an eelpot, an eel trap

      Synonyms: åltina, ålkupa

2. a type of smaller (staved) tub (for food storage or transportation)

Usage notes

Tina vs. mjärde appears to be fuzzy. A tina might usually be used to catch crustaceans in seawater. Only hummertina is used for a lobster pot.

Declension

Declension of tina

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tina	tinas
	definite	tinan	tinans
plural	indefinite	tinor	tinors
	definite	tinorna	tinornas

Derived terms

• smörtina (“staved wooden butter tub”)

See also

• fiskfälla (“fish trap”)
• laggkärl (“staved wooden vessel”)
• mjärde
• ryssja (“fyke net”)

Verb

tina (present tinar, preterite tinade, supine tinat, imperative tina)

1. (sometimes with upp (“up”)) to thaw, to unfreeze

   Kan du tina den frysta fisken till ikväll?

   Can you thaw the frozen fish for tonight?

Conjugation

Conjugation of tina (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	tina		tinas
supine	tinat		tinats
imperative	tina		—
imper. plural1	tinen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tinar	tinade	tinas	tinades
ind. plural1	tina	tinade	tinas	tinades
subjunctive2	tine	tinade	tines	tinades
present participle		tinande
past participle		tinad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• smälta
• töa

References

• “tina”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “tina”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “tina”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• anti-, inat, inta, tian

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish tinta or tinte with nasal assimilation. Compare Tausug tina'. Doublet of tinta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtinaʔ/ [ˈt̪iː.n̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -inaʔ
• Syllabification: ti‧na

Noun

tinà (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ)

1. dye

   Synonyms: panina, pantina, pangkolor, pangolor, tayom, panayom, pantayom

2. act of dyeing fabrics

   Synonyms: pagkokolor, pagkakakulay

3. (obsolete) black dye

Derived terms

• magtina
• pagkakatina
• panina
• pantina
• tina-tinaan
• tinaan
• tinain

Related terms

• tinta

Further reading

• “tina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[4] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 572: “Teñir) Tina (pp) de negro con yeruas [y corteças] de çierta manera”

Anagrams

• tian, inat, Tian, atin, anit

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tina.

Noun

tina (genitive tina, partitive tinna)

1. tin

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tina.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈtinɑ/, [ˈtʲinɑ]
• (Jõgõperä) IPA^(key): /ˈtinɑ/, [ˈtʲinɑ]
• (Central Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈtinɑ/, [ˈtinɑ]
• Rhymes: -inɑ
• Hyphenation: ti‧na

Noun

tina

1. tin (metal)

Inflection

Declension of tina (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tina	tinad
genitive	tina	tinojõ
partitive	tinna	tinoit
illative	tinna, tinasõ	tinoisõ
inessive	tinaz	tinoiz
elative	tinass	tinoiss
allative	tinallõ	tinoillõ
adessive	tinall	tinoill
ablative	tinalt	tinoilt
translative	tinassi	tinoissi
'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects. *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

Derived terms

• sigatina (“lead”)

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “tina”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[5], 2nd edition, Tallinn