ten

Etymology

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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”).

Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian dhjetë, Old Armenian տասն (tasn), Lithuanian dešimt, Old Church Slavonic десѧть (desętĭ), Old Breton dec, Old Irish deich, Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), Sanskrit दश (dásá), Old Persian *𐎭𐎰 (daθa), Latin decem, Tocharian A śäk.

See also teen.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: tĕn IPA^(key): /tɛn/, [tʰɛn]
• IPA^(key): /tɪn/ (pin–pen merger)

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• Rhymes: -ɛn, Rhymes: -ɪn (pin–pen merger)

Numeral

ten

1. (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.

Noun

ten (countable and uncountable, plural tens)

1. (uncountable) The number following nine.
2. (countable, card games) A card in a given suit with a value of ten.
3. (countable) A denomination of currency with a value of ten units.
4. (countable, US, slang) A perfect specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
5. (countable, US, slang) A high level of intensity

See also

• (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

Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
ace	deuce, two	three	four	five	six	seven
eight	nine	ten	jack, knave	queen	king	joker

Anagrams

• -ent, .NET, ENT, Net, ent, net

Noun

ten

1. Hard mutation of den.
2. Mixed mutation of den.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Indo-European *só

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛn]

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Pronoun

ten m (demonstrative nominative singular masculine animate)

1. the; this; that

Further reading

• ten in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• ten in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

A contraction of te + den.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛn/

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Contraction

ten

1. to the, at the (followed by a masculine or neuter word)

   ten goede of ten kwade ― for better or for worse

   ten dele ― partly

   ten tijde van ― during the time of

Anagrams

• ent, net

Verb

ten

1. third-person singular present indicative of ter
2. second-person singular imperative of ter

Romanization

• Romanization of 天

ten

1. Rōmaji transcription of てん
2. Rōmaji transcription of テン

Adverb

ten

1. there

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛn]

Determiner

ten (feminine ta, neuter to, dual tej, plural te)

1. this

Contraction

ten

1. Contraction of te den.

Etymology 1

From Old English tīen, in turn from Proto-Germanic *tehun.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tennr, nominative indefinite plural of tǫnn (“tooth”).

Alternative forms

• tēne, tȳn, tīen

Numeral

tēn

1. (Mercian) (cardinal) ten

References

1. A. L. Mayhew, M. A. Synopsis of Old English Phonology, 123

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *teːn-. Compare Classical Nahuatl tēntli (“lips”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /teːŋ/
• (Izalco) IPA^(key): /teŋ/

Noun

-tēn (plural -tejtēn)

1. mouth

   Muchi tikishtukak tik muten kwak tishulutzin katka

   You used to put everything in your mouth when you were a little baby

2. edge, brim

   Shiktema ishta ma ne at ajsi ne iten ne tzutzukul

   Fill it up until the water reaches the edge of the jug

3. opening

   Inat ka ini tepet kishtia pukti tik iten

   They say this volcano expels smoke form its “opening” (its crater)

Relational

-tēn

1. on the edge, outside

   Tejchishket ka iten ne shaput

   They waited outside the cave

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Indo-European *só

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛn/

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Pronoun

ten m

1. (demonstrative) this (nearby)

Further reading

• ten in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Indo-European *só

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛn/

Pronoun

ten m

1. (demonstrative) this (nearby)

Further reading

• ten in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ten/, [t̪ẽn]
• Rhymes: -en

Verb

ten

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of tener.

Noun

ten c

1. a rod, a stick (of metal or wood)

Noun

ten

1. woman

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

Etymology

From English ten.

Numeral

ten

1. ten

Usage notes

Used when counting; see also tenpela.

Etymology

From Persian تن‎ (tan).

Noun

ten (definite accusative teni, plural tenler)

1. skin
2. body
3. (dialectal) vulva of a cow

References

• “ten”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982