Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Numeral

tien

1. (cardinal) ten

Asturian

Verb

tien

1. third-person singular present indicative of tener

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tin/
• Rhymes: -in

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tien, from Old Dutch tēn, *tien, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from earlier *tehunt, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t. Compare German zehn, English ten.

Numeral

tien

1. (cardinal) ten

Derived terms

• tiental

Anagrams

• niet

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German zehn, English ten.

Numeral

tien

1. ten (10)

Esperanto

Etymology

From tie +‎ -n.

Adverb

tien

1. 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 here and for tien means there [in the distance].

Derived terms

• ĉi tien, tien ĉi

Related terms

• kien
• ien
• ĉien
• nenien

Finnish

Noun

tien

1. Genitive singular form of tie.

Anagrams

• enti, tein

French

Etymology

From the neuter of Latin tuus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tjɛ̃/

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• le tien ‎(“yours”)

German Low German

Alternative forms

• tein

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German zehn, English ten.

Numeral

tien

1. ten (10)

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch tēn, *tien, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from earlier *tehunt, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiən/

Numeral

tien

1. ten

Descendants

• Dutch: tien

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch tian, from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiən/

Verb

tien

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

Conjugation

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-Germanic *tīhaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiːən/

Verb

tiën

1. to accuse, blame
2. to prosecute

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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

Old English

Alternative forms

• tēn

Numeral

tīen

1. (cardinal) ten

Related terms

• tēoþa

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

• French: tien