teigne

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛɲ/ Homophones: teignent, teignes Rhymes: -ɛɲ === Etymology 1 === Inherited 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 (derogatory) louse, vixen (mean or aggressive person) Synonym: peste ===== Derived terms ===== teigneux === Etymology 2 === Inherited 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