Tiën

Limburgish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ. The modern form was originally a plural which was reanalysed as a singular. Compare Dutch teen, Central Franconian Ziehn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tiə̯n/
  • Homophone: tiën
  • Rhymes: -iə̯n

Noun

Tiën m (plural Tiëne) (Eupen)

  1. toe
  2. clove (of garlic and similar plants)
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