tand

See also: Tand, tänd, and tând

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch tand, from Middle Dutch tant, from Old Dutch *tand, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tand (plural tande, diminutive tandjie)

  1. tooth

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish tan, from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tan/, [tˢanˀ]
  • Rhymes: -and

Noun

tand c (singular definite tanden, plural indefinite tænder)

  1. tooth
  2. prong

Declension

Declension of tand
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tand tanden tænder tænderne
genitive tands tandens tænders tændernes

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tant, from Old Dutch tant, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tand
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

tand m (plural tanden, diminutive tandje n)

  1. natural tooth, more specifically incisor
    Het gebit bestaat uit tanden, hoektanden en kiezen
    Dentition consists of incisors, canines and molars.
  2. artificial object of similar shape and/or purpose, as on a cartwheel

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: tand
  • Jersey Dutch: tānd
  • Negerhollands: taan, tan, tant, tand
    • Virgin Islands Creole: tan (dated)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: tant
  • Saramaccan: tánda, tándu

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tant/

Noun

tand m

  1. Veldeke spelling of Tant

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tanþ.

Noun

tand m

  1. tooth

Descendants

  • Low German: Tähn
    German Low German: Tand

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tan, from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtand/
Audio:(file)

Noun

tand c

  1. a tooth; in a mouth or on a saw
  2. a tooth, a dent, a cog; on a gearwheel or cogwheel
  3. a tine, a prong (on a fork or comb or similar)

Declension

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