Tyne en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /tɛin/ (Geordie)
- /taɪn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
- 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.
- A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river
- A river in East Lothian council area, in southern Scotland.
Deriveds
North Tyne · South Tyne · Tyne Dock · Tynemouth · Tyne and Wear · Tyneside
Translations (9)
ja タイン川 (river) · nl Tyne (river) · ru Тайн (river) · fr Tyne (river) · ja タイン (river) · cmn 泰恩河 (river) · de Tyne (river) · la Tina (river) · cmn 泰恩 (river)