English Explanatory Dictionary

Tyne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river in the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, in north east England. The city of Newcastle upon Tyne is found upon its northern bank and Gateshead is found upon its southern bank.
  2. A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river
  3. A river in East Lothian council area, in southern Scotland.
noun
  1. anxiety; teen
verb
  1. To lose.
  2. To become lost; to perish.
noun
  1. Alternative form of tine.

Pronunciation

/taɪn/ /tɛin/ en-us-Tyne.ogg

Word forms

Tyne tynes tyning tyned

Etymology

From Old English Tīna or Tīne, attested as a component of the place name Tinanmuþe (“Tynemouth”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). As such, possibly a doublet of Teign and Tenna. Also compare Latin Tina.

Derived words

North Tyne South Tyne Tyne and Wear Tyne Dock Tynemouth Tyneside

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 泰恩河 Chinese Mandarin: 泰恩 Dutch: Tyne French: Tyne German: Tyne Japanese: タイン川 Japanese: タイン Latin: Tina Russian: Тайн
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