tíu

See also: tiu, Tiu, and ti'u

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Spanish tío.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtiu]

Noun

tíu m sg (feminine singular tía, masculine plural tíos, feminine plural tíes)

1. uncle

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Icelandic

Icelandic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tíu     Ordinal : tíundi

Etymology

From Old Norse tíu, from Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”). Cognate with Faroese tíggju, Swedish tio, Danish ti and English ten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːʏ/

Numeral

tíu

1. ten; the cardinal number after níu (“nine”) and before ellefu (“eleven”).

Derived terms

• boðorðin tíu n pl
• klukkan tíu

See also

• tía (noun)