English - Etymology

From Middle English ten, tene, from Old English tīen (“ten”), from Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t (“ten”). Cognate with Scots ten, tene (“ten”), West Frisian tsien (“ten”), Saterland Frisian tjoon (“ten”), North Frisian tiin (“ten”), Dutch tien (“ten”), German zehn (“ten”), Swedish tio (“ten”); and with Sanskrit दश (daśa), Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), Albanian dhjetë, Latin decem, Irish deich, Serbo-Croatian deset. See also teen.

English - Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: tĕn IPA^(key): /tɛn/, [tʰɛn]
• Rhymes: -ɛn

English - Numeral

ten

1. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 10; the number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Roman numerals as X, in Arabic numerals (and base ten) as 10, and in the hexadecimal system (base 16) as A.

Related terms

• tenth

Translations

English - Noun

ten (countable and uncountable, plural tens)

1. (uncountable) The number following nine.
2. (countable) (Cards) The card between the nine and jack in a given suit.
3. (countable) A monetary denomination worth ten units.
4. (countable, US, slang) A superb specimen.
   1. (countable, slang) A beautiful or sexy person; a person whom one gives the highest possible rating on a 1-to-10 scale of attractiveness.

Translations

See also

• (playing cards) playing card; ace, deuce, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, jack, queen, king, joker

English - Related Terms

• tenner
• tenfold
• tenth

English - Synonyms

• Roman numerals: X

Coordinate terms

• • Previous: nine (9)
  • Next: eleven (11)

English - See Also

• deca-

English - Anagrams

• ent, ENT
• net, Net, .NET

Czech - Pronoun

ten m (demonstrative nominative singular masculine animate)

1. the; this; that

Declension

Dutch - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tən/

Dutch - Etymology

A contraction of te + den.

Dutch - Contraction

ten

1. to the, at the

   ten goede of ten kwade — «For better or for worse»

   ten dele — partly

   ten tijde van — during the time of

Usage notes

"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.

Related terms

• ter

Derived terms

• ten opzichte van

Dutch - Anagrams

• ent, net

Galician - Verb

ten

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

Japanese - Romanization

ten

1. rōmaji reading of てん
2. rōmaji reading of テン

Lithuanian - Adverb

ten

1. there

Lojban - Rafsi

ten

1. rafsi of tcena.

Lower Sorbian - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛn]

Lower Sorbian - Determiner

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

1. this

Declension

Polish - Etymology

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

Polish - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪ɛ̃n̪]

Polish - Pronoun

ten m

1. (demonstrative) this (nearby)

Declension

Polish - External Links

• “ten” in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish - Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -en

Spanish - Verb

ten

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

Swedish - Noun

ten c

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

Declension

See also

• tenn

Tok Pisin - Etymology

From English ten.

Tok Pisin - Numeral

ten

1. ten

Tok Pisin - Usage Notes

Used when counting; see also tenpela.

Turkish - Etymology

From Persian تن (tan).

Turkish - Noun

ten (definite accusative teni, plural tenler)

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

Declension

Turkish - References

• “ten” in (1963–1982), Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey], in 12 vols, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu

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