teen

  1. (masculine) toe
  2. (masculine) clove (of garlic)

Frequency

C1
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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