Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyne

/taɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
tyne
IPA
/taɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river

name

A river in East Lothian council area, in southern Scotland.

noun

anxiety; teen

Obsolete

verb

To lose.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To become lost; to perish.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of tine.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /taɪn/
  • British English: /taɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tynes (present, singular) tyning (participle, present) tyned (participle, past) tyned (past) tynes (plural)

Derived Forms

Tynemouth Tyneside

Phrases

North Tyne South Tyne Tyne and Wear Tyne Dock

Homonyms

tine Tyne

Rhymes With

line fine design sign mine nine wine decline define divine shine pine

Questions

How do you pronounce tyne?
The recorded pronunciation is /taɪn/.
What does tyne mean?
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.
Where does tyne come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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