tuin

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch tuin, from Middle Dutch tuun, from Old Dutch tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tœi̯n/
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Noun[edit]

tuin (plural tuine, diminutive tuintjie)

  1. A garden, yard.

Derived terms[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch tuun, from Old Dutch tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tuin m (plural tuinen, diminutive tuintje n)

  1. A garden, yard.
  2. (regional, dated) An enclosure, fence or hedge.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: tuin
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: tun
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: tun

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

tuin

  1. instructive plural of tuki

Verb[edit]

tuin

  1. first-person singular past indicative of tukea

Anagrams[edit]

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