ten
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Middle English ten, tene, from Old English tīen, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t. Cognate with Scots ten, tene (“ten”), West Frisian tsien (“ten”), Saterland Frisian tjoon (“ten”), North Frisian tiin (“ten”), Dutch tien (“ten”), German zehn (“ten”), Norwegian ti (“ten”), Swedish tio (“ten”); and with Sanskrit दश (daśa), Persian ده (dah), Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), Albanian dhjetë, Latin decem, Irish deich, Serbo-Croatian deset. See also teen.
The use of ten to represent a perfect specimen derives from the practice of ranking items or people on a scale from 1 to 10.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: tĕn IPA(key): /tɛn/, [tʰɛn]
- IPA(key): /tɪn/ (pin–pen merger)
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Audio (US-Inland North) (file) -
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn, Rhymes: -ɪn (pin–pen merger)
NumeralEdit
ten
- (cardinal) The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10, in binary (base two) as 1010, in hexadecimal (base sixteen) as A, and in Roman numerals as X.
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11
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NounEdit
ten (countable and uncountable, plural tens)
- (uncountable) The number following nine.
- (countable, card games) A card in a given suit with a value of ten.
- (countable) A denomination of currency with a value of ten units.
- (countable, US, slang) A perfect specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
- (countable, US, slang) A high level of intensity
SynonymsEdit
- Roman numerals: X
- (currency): tenner
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from the numeral or noun ten
Related termsEdit
Coordinate termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (prefix): deca-, deka-
- (adjective): decadal, decenary
- (a set of 10 items): decimate, decimal; decaplet, decuplet (of babies, musical notes, or baryons)
- (containing 10 items): decenary
- (related to base-10 numeration): See decimal
- (period of 10 months): decimestrial
- (period of 10 years): See decade and decennium
- (related to a 10-year period): See decadal and decennial
- (10-year anniversary): See decennial
- (rule by 10 people): See decemvirate
- (commander of 10 soldiers): See decener
- (chief of 10 men in early English law): See tithingman
- (payment or collection of a 10% tax): See tithe
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TranslationsEdit
the number following nine
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AnagramsEdit
CornishEdit
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Indo-European *só
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
ten m (demonstrative nominative singular masculine animate)
DeclensionEdit
declension of ten
| singular | ||||
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| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | ten | ten | ta | to |
| genitive | toho | toho | té | toho |
| dative | tomu | tomu | té | tomu |
| accusative | toho | ten | tu | to |
| locative | tom | tom | té | tom |
| instrumental | tím | tím | tou | tím |
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| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | ti | ty | ty | ta |
| genitive | těch | těch | těch | těch |
| dative | těm | těm | těm | těm |
| accusative | ty | ty | ty | ta |
| locative | těch | těch | těch | těch |
| instrumental | těmi | těmi | těmi | těmi |
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- ten in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- ten in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
ContractionEdit
ten
- to the, at the
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ten goede of ten kwade ― for better or for worse
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ten dele ― partly
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ten tijde van ― during the time of
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Usage notesEdit
- ten is part of many fossilized idiomatic expressions.
- ten is commonly used in Dutch family names such as Corrie ten Boom, Bernhard ten Brink, Marti ten Kate, and Simeon ten Holt.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
GalicianEdit
JapaneseEdit
LithuanianEdit
LojbanEdit
Lower SorbianEdit
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
ten (feminine ta, neuter to, dual tej, plural te)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ten
| Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
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| Nominative | ten | ta | to | tej | te |
| Genitive | togo | teje | togo | teju | tych |
| Dative | tomu | tej | tomu | tyma | tym |
| Accusative | ten togo (animate) |
tu | to | tej teju (animate) |
te tych (optional animate form) |
| Instrumental | tym | teju | tym | tyma | tymi |
| Locative | tom | tej | tom | tyma | tych |
Middle DutchEdit
PipilEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Nahuan *teːn-. Compare Classical Nahuatl tēntli (“lips”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
-tēn (plural -tejtēn)
- mouth
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Muchi tikishtukak tik muten kwak tishulutzin katka
- You used to put everything in your mouth when you were a little baby
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- edge, brim
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Shiktema ishta ma ne at ajsi ne iten ne tzutzukul
- Fill it up until the water reaches the edge of the jug
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- opening
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Inat ka ini tepet kishtia pukti tik iten
- They say this volcano expels smoke form its “opening” (its crater)
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Derived termsEdit
- -tēnpan (“edge”)
- -tēnshīpal (“lip”)
- -tēntzun (“moustache” or “beard”)
- tēnkal (“door”, “doorway”)
- tēntzin (“window”)
- tēntzakka (“lid” or “door”)
- -tēnnāmiki (“to kiss”)
- tēnpēlua (“to open one's mouth”)
RelationalEdit
-tēn
- on the edge, outside
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Tejchishket ka iten ne shaput
- They waited outside the cave
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Declension of -ten
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Indo-European *só
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
ten m
- (demonstrative) this (nearby)
DeclensionEdit
declension of ten
Note: In the accusative singular, the form tego is used for masculine personal and animate nouns, while ten is used for masculine inanimate nouns.
Further readingEdit
- ten in Polish dictionaries at PWN
SlovakEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Indo-European *só
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
ten m
- (demonstrative) this (nearby)
Further readingEdit
- ten in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
SpanishEdit
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
ten c
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of ten | ||||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ten | tenen | tenar | tenarna |
| Genitive | tens | tenens | tenars | tenarnas |
See alsoEdit
TiangEdit
NounEdit
ten
Further readingEdit
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Tok PisinEdit
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
ten (definite accusative teni, plural tenler)
DeclensionEdit
declension of ten
possessive forms of ten
ReferencesEdit
- “ten”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982