teen
Meaning
- (masculine) toe
- (masculine) clove (of garlic)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈteːn/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch têe, from Old Dutch *tēa, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ. The modern form was originally a plural (retained in van top tot teen), which was reanalysed as a singular. Compare schoen where the same has happened, or raaf which went the opposite way.
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