Tinni

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Tinni grece tunus piscis.


Apparatus:

Thinni e | Tinni AC | Tinin B | Tum f

tunus AC | tinĩus B | thunus e | tũnns f {< tũnus}

piscis (-cis f) AC ef | pissis B


Translation:

Tinni is Greek for Latin tunus piscis {"tunny fish"}


Commentary:

Greek θύννος /thýnnos/, pl. θύννοι /thýnnoi/ means "tunny". Simon's form Tinni reflects the medieval West European pronunciation of Greek θ {/th/} as /t/ and the itacist Greek pronunciation of υ {/y/} ypsilon as well as οι {/oi/} as /i/ resulting in tinni.


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