teen
- (masculine) toe
- (masculine) clove (of garlic)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈteːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch têe, from Old Dutch *tēa, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā, 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 and ui which went the opposite way.
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