tien

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/

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Numeral

tien

1. ten

Verb

tien

1. third-person singular present indicative of tener

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

• IPA^(key): /tin/
• Rhymes: -in

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Numeral

tien

1. ten

   Er staan tien oude huizen op de dijk. ― There are ten old houses on the dike.

   De deuren gaan rond tienen pas open. ― The doors are only opening around ten o' clock.

   We hebben met zijn tienen shotjes tequila gedaan. ― The ten of us did shots of tequila together.

Anagrams

• niet

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)

Etymology

From tie +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtien/

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• Rhymes: -ien
• Hyphenation: ti‧en

Adverb

tien

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

See also

More information interrogative, demonstrative ...

Esperanto correlatives

		interrogative	demonstrative	indefinite	universal	negative
		ki-	ti-	i-	ĉi-	neni-
kind of, sort of	-a	kia	tia	ia	ĉia	nenia
reason	-al	kial	tial	ial	ĉial	nenial
time	-am	kiam	tiam	iam	ĉiam	neniam
place	-e	kie	tie	ie	ĉie	nenie
motion	-en	kien	tien	ien	ĉien	nenien
manner	-el	kiel	tiel	iel	ĉiel	neniel
possessive	-es	kies	ties	ies	ĉies	nenies
demonstrative pronoun	-o	kio	tio	io	ĉio	nenio
amount	-om	kiom	tiom	iom	ĉiom	neniom
demonstrative determiner	-u	kiu	tiu	iu	ĉiu	neniu

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Noun

tien

1. genitive singular of tie

Anagrams

• -iten, enti, tein

Etymology

From the neuter Latin tuum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tjɛ̃/

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Adjective

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

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

Further reading

• “tien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Alternative forms

• tein

Etymology

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

Numeral

tien

1. ten (10)

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

Further reading

• “tien (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “tien (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “tiën”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “tien (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “tien (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “tiën”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page tiën

Alternative forms

• tēn — Mercian
• tȳn — West Saxon
• tēne, tēa, tīn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti͜yːn/

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.

Etymology

Latin teum.

Adjective

tien

1. (stressed) yours; your

Etymology

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

Numeral

tien

1. ten