See also: Tiu, tiú, tíu, and ti'u

Chuukese

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Numeral

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tiu

  1. nine

Elfdalian

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Elfdalian cardinal numbers
 <  9 10 11  > 
    Cardinal : tiu
    Ordinal : tiund

Etymology

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From Old Norse tíu, from Proto-Germanic *tehun. Cognate with Swedish tio.

Numeral

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tiu

  1. ten

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From ti- (demonstrative correlative prefix) +‎ -u (correlative suffix of individuals).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtiu]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iu
  • Hyphenation: ti‧u

Pronoun

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tiu (plural tiuj, accusative singular tiun, accusative plural tiujn)

  1. who, what person, that one/person

Determiner

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tiu (accusative singular tiun, plural tiuj, accusative plural tiujn)

  1. that

Usage notes

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When combined with ĉi, the adverbial particle of proximity, ĉi tiu or tiu ĉi means "this [one/person]".

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtiu̯/, [ˈt̪iu̯]
  • Rhymes: -iu
  • Syllabification(key): tiu

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Swedish tjog.

Noun

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tiu

  1. score (quantity of twenty pieces, used mainly of eggs)
Declension
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In plural, only nominative case is used.

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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic

Interjection

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tiu

  1. Imitation of a small bird's sound.

Anagrams

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Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese tio.

Noun

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tiu

  1. uncle

Old Swedish

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Numeral

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tīu

  1. Alternative form of tīo