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Afrikaans

Afrikaans numbers (edit)
100[a], [b]
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1
    Cardinal: tien
    Ordinal: tiende
    Ordinal abbreviation: 10de

Etymology

From Dutch tien, from Middle Dutch tien, from Old Dutch tēn, *tien, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tin/
  • Audio:(file)

Numeral

tien

  1. ten

Asturian

Verb

tien

  1. third-person singular present indicative of tener

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tien, from Old Dutch tēn, *tien, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Pronunciation

Numeral

Dutch numbers (edit)
100
 ←  1  ←  9 10 11  →  20  → 
1
    Cardinal: tien
    Ordinal: tiende

tien

  1. ten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: tien
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: tin
  • Jersey Dutch: tîn
  • Negerhollands: tien, tin
  • Aukan: tin

Anagrams

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Middle Low German tein, tēn, tīn, tīen, from Old Saxon tehan, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

tien

  1. ten (10)

Esperanto

Etymology

From tie +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

Adverb

tien

  1. thither, to there, (demonstrative correlative of direction)

Usage notes

As with other demonstrative correlatives in Esperanto, tien can be combined with ĉi, the adverbial particle of proximity, or with for, the adverbial particle of distance. Ĉi tien thus means hither and for tien means thither [in the distance].

Derived terms

See also

Finnish

Noun

tien

  1. genitive singular of tie

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From the neuter Latin tuum.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tien (feminine tienne, masculine plural tiens, feminine plural tiennes)

  1. (archaic) your; belonging to you (singular)

Derived terms

Further reading

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German tein, tēn, tīn, tīen, from Old Saxon tehan.

Numeral

tien

  1. ten (10)

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch tēn, *tien, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun.

Pronunciation

Numeral

tien

  1. ten
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch tian, from Proto-West Germanic *teuhan.

Pronunciation

Verb

tien

  1. to pull, draw
  2. to go
  3. to raise or nurture
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: tijgen (with -g- from the past stem; -ij- may be from conflation with the verb below)

Etymology 3

From Old Dutch *tīan, from Proto-West Germanic *tīhan.

Pronunciation

Verb

tiën

  1. to accuse, blame
  2. to prosecute
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: aantijgen (with -g- from the past stem)

Further reading

Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
100[a], [b], [c]
 ←  1  ←  9 10 11  →  20  → 
1
    Cardinal: tīen
    Ordinal: tēoþa
    Age: tīenwintre
    Multiplier: tīenfeald

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Pronunciation

Numeral

tīen (West Saxon)

  1. ten
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Đās cāseres rīċes ðȳ tēoðan ġēare Gregorius sē hālga wer, sē was on lāre ⁊ on dǣde sē hēhsta, feng tō bisċophāde þǣre Rōmanisċan ċyriċan ⁊ þǣs apostolīċan seðles: ⁊ þæt heold ⁊ reahte þrēottēno ġēr ⁊ syx mōnað ⁊ tȳn dagas.
      In the tenth year of this emperor's reign, the holy man Gregorius, who was the greatest in learning and in deeds, rose to the bishophood of the Roman church and the apostolic see; and he held and directed that office for thirteen years, six months, and ten days.

Derived terms

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

Latin teum.

Adjective

tien

  1. (stressed) yours; your

Usage notes

  • chiefly used after an article (un, le, etc.) and before a noun. The noun may be omitted if clear from the context
    un tien fils
    your son
    enveierai le tien
    I will send yours

Descendants

Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tien, from Old Dutch tēn, *tien, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun.

Numeral

tien

  1. ten