tuin

Meaning

1. (masculine) a garden, yard
2. (dated,masculine,regional) an enclosure, fence or hedge

Concepts

garden

yard

park

🏞️

bed

🛏️

woodlet

green space

walled garden

Synonyms

hof

park

🏞️

gaard

groentetuin

gaarde

warande

groenvoorziening

omheinde

meent

omgeving

plantsoen

🏞️

tuinbed

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tœy̯n/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tuun, from Old Dutch tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom.

Sentences

Ze spelen buiten in de tuin .

They play outside in the garden.

Op zondag deden de buren altijd niks , zelfs niet de tuin sproeien .

On Sundays, the neighbors always did nothing, not even watering the garden.