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Tyne¹
- /taɪn/ US, UK
- /tɛin/ Geordie
Sounds like tine · Rhymes with -aɪn, -ɛin
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
- 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.
tyne²
- /taɪn/
Sounds like tine, Tyne · Rhymes with -aɪn
Where it comes from
See teen.
noun
- anxiety; teen with labour and long tyne
verb tynes · tyning · tyned
- To lose. ‘Yes, bonny wee thing, I’ll wear you in my bosom, lest my jewel I should tyne.’
- To become lost; to perish.
tyne³
- /taɪn/
Sounds like tine, Tyne · Rhymes with -aɪn
noun tynes
- Alternative form of tine
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: river tyne, tees, newcastle, gateshead, jarrow, wallsend, hebburn, blaydon, corbridge, newburn, tyneside, south tyne, north shields, north tyneside, newcastle-on-tyne, team
Translations
Talk about this word "tyne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tyne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tyne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tyne "tyne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tyne.Cite this
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title = {tyne},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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