LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

thunnīna

*thunnīna f (oblique *thunnīnam)

Meaning

  1. Proto RomanceProto Western Romancereconstructiontuna fish
  2. Proto RomanceProto Western Romancereconstructionporpoise

Origins

From thunnus (“tuna”) + -īna (derivational suffix).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesetoninha
  • Spanishtoñinafrom Old Spanish tonnina
  • Spanishtoninafrom Old Spanish tonnina
  • Spanishtollinafrom Old Spanish tonnina
  • Asturiantoliña
  • Asturiantolina
  • Asturiantonina
  • Galiciantouliña
  • Galiciantaulía
  • Galiciantauliña
Southern Romance
  • Sardiniantonnina
  • Sardiniantunina
  • Sardiniantunnina
  • Sardinianturina
Italo-Romance
  • Italiantonnina
  • Siciliantunnina
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchthoninefrom Old French tonine
  • Dutchtonijnfrom Old French tonine
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalantonyina

Quick answers

What does thunnīna mean in Latin?
thunnīna, a noun, means “tuna fish; porpoise”.