was wotd|2006|March|18
English
Pronunciation
(US) IPA|/�tɪntɪn�næbj��le��n/
Etymology
Noun of action from �tintinnabulate�, from Latin tintinnabulum "a bell," from tintinnare, a reduplicated form of from tinnire, "to ring, to jingle."
Noun
en-noun
- A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
Translations
French: tintement m
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Latin: tinnitus m
Spanish: tintineo m, tañido m
Quotations
1849, w:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe, s:The Bells|The Bells
1919, w:Ronald Firbank|Ronald Firbank, w:Valmouth|Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 20
it:tintinnabulation
vi:tintinnabulation
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