-tene

See also: tene, tené, and téne

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, band, fillet”).

Suffix

-tene

1. (biology) Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosomes in meiosis

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tene

Anagrams

• -teen, EENT, NEET, neet, teen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• -teen, -teene, -ten

Etymology

From Anglian Old English -tēne (compare West Saxon -tīene), from an inflected form of Proto-Germanic *tehun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-(ˈ)teːn(ə)/

Suffix

-tene

1. Forms cardinal numbers from thrittene (“thirteen”) to nynetene (“nineteen”); -teen

Derived terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -tene

Descendants

• English: -teen
• Scots: -teen

Old English

Suffix

tēne

1. Alternative form of -tīene