tinnio
τὸ πλῆθος οὐκ εὐαρίθμητον ἦν → the crowd wasn't easy to count, the crowd was not small, it was not a small crowd
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tinnĭo: (tīnĭo), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4, v. n. and
I a. root tan-; cf.: tono, tonitru, to ring, chink, clink, jingle, tinkle, tingle.
I Lit.: tinniit tintinnabulum, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 162: tinnit hastilibus umbo, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 432 Vahl.): apes tinniendo aere perterritas perducet, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 30: (Graeci) n (litteram) jucundam et in fine praecipue quasi tinnientem illius (m litterae) loco ponunt, Quint. 12, 10, 31 (cf. retinnit, Cic. Brut. 46, 171): nec tibi dubito in foro diu tinnisse auriculas, have tingled, M. Aurel. ap. Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 2, 5 Mai; cf. tinnitus.—
II Transf.
A Colloq., to clink money, i. e. to pay: exspecto maxime, ecquid Dolabella tinniat, Cic. Att. 14, 21, 4; cf. trop.: veri speciem dignoscere calles, Nequa subaerato mendosum tinniat auro, ring false, give a false sound, Pers. 5, 105.—
B To have a sharp or shrill voice, to cry, scream, sing (ante- and post-class.): comprime te: nimium tinnis, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 32; id. Ps. 3, 2, 99; cf.: tinnire canorā voce, id. Poen. prol. 33: aliquid se tinniturum promisit, to sing, Suet. Ner. 20 fin.: vere novo, cum jam tinnire volucres Incipient, Calp. Ecl. 5, 16.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tinnĭō¹⁴ (qqf. tīnĭō), īvī ou ĭī, ītum, īre, intr.,
1 tinter, rendre un son clair : Enn. d. Macr. Sat. 6, 3 ; Quint. 12, 10, 31
2 [fig.] crier aux oreilles : Pl. Cas. 250 ; Pœn. 33
3 [avec acc. de rel.] faire entendre des sons : Suet. Nero 20 ; Pers. 5, 105 || [fig.] faire tinter l’argent, payer en espèces sonnantes : Cic. Att. 14, 21, 4.