tienling

Dutch

Etymology

From tien (“ten”) +‎ -ling.

• In the sense "decuplet", modeled after tweeling.
• In the sense "denarius", a calque of Latin dēnārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtin.lɪŋ/

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Noun

tienling m (plural tienlingen, diminutive tienlingetje n)

1. decuplet; one of a group of ten babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
2. (historical, obsolete) denarius

   Synonyms: denarius, denarie