teigne

French

Pronunciation

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

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-person singular present subjunctive of teindre
third-person singular present subjunctive of teindre

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Latin tinea.

Noun

teigne f (plural teignes)

(Jersey) silverfish

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