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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɪ.ni.ə/, /ˈtɪ.ni.ɚ/ Forms: tineas [plural], tineae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin tinea (“moth; bookworm”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|tinea||moth; bookworm}} Latin tinea (“moth; bookworm”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|tineae}} tinea (countable and uncountable, plural tineas or tineae)
  1. (pathology) A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: dermatophytosis Derived forms: tinea versicolour
    Sense id: en-tinea-en-noun-idOeIuk6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Fungal diseases, Pathology, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 91 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 5 2 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Related terms: caused by dermatophyte, tinea barbae (english: fungal infestation of facial hair), tinea capitis (english: fungal infection of the scalp and hair), tinea corporis (english: fungal infection of the arms), legs, and trunk, tinea cruris (english: fungal infection of the groin), tinea faciei (english: fungal infection of the face), tinea manuum (english: fungal infection of the hands and palms), tinea pedis (english: fungal infection of the feet), tinea unguium (english: fungal infection of the fingernails), toenails, and the nail bed, of other causes, tinea nigra – Hortaea werneckii, tinea versicolor – Malassezia furfur

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈtɪ.ne.a] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtiː.ne.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂w- (“to melt”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*teh₂w-||to melt}} Proto-Indo-European *teh₂w- (“to melt”) Head templates: {{la-noun|tinea<1>}} tinea f (genitive tineae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|tinea<1>}} Forms: tineae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], tinea [nominative, singular], tineae [nominative, plural], tineae [genitive, singular], tineārum [genitive, plural], tineae [dative, singular], tineīs [dative, plural], tineam [accusative, singular], tineās [accusative, plural], tineā [ablative, singular], tineīs [ablative, plural], tinea [singular, vocative], tineae [plural, vocative]
  1. a destructive insect larva that attacks household items such as books or clothing; larva, maggot, caterpillar Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-tinea-la-noun-QK77n7dm Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Worms Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 45 55 Disambiguation of Worms: 82 18
  2. moth Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-tinea-la-noun-GcPW5PXI Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 45 55

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a destructive insect larva that attacks household items such as books or clothing; larva, maggot, caterpillar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destructive",
          "destructive"
        ],
        [
          "larva",
          "larva"
        ],
        [
          "maggot",
          "maggot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "moth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moth",
          "moth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɪ.ne.a]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtiː.ne.a]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tinea"
}

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