tand

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tan/, [tˢanˀ]

Noun

tand c (singular definite tanden, plural indefinite tænder)

1. tooth
2. prong

References

• “tand” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• IPA^(key): /tɑnt/

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Noun

tand m (plural tanden, diminutive tandje n)

1. natural tooth, more specifically incisor.

   Het gebit bestaat uit tanden, hoektanden en kiezen

   Dentition consistst of incisors, canines and molars.

2. artificial object of similar shape and/or purpose, as on a cartwheel

Adverb

tand

1. then

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Noun

tand m

1. tooth

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)

References

• tand in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)