tiu

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See also: Tiu, tiú, tíu, and ti'u

Chuukese[edit]

Numeral[edit]

tiu

  1. nine

Elfdalian[edit]

Elfdalian cardinal numbers
 <  9 10 11  > 
    Cardinal : tiu
    Ordinal : tiund

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse tíu, from Proto-Germanic *tehun. Cognate with Swedish tio.

Numeral[edit]

tiu

  1. ten

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ti- (demonstrative correlative prefix) +‎ -u (correlative suffix of individuals).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtiu]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -iu
  • Hyphenation: ti‧u

Pronoun[edit]

tiu (plural tiuj, accusative singular tiun, accusative plural tiujn)

  1. who, what person, that one/person

Determiner[edit]

tiu (accusative singular tiun, plural tiuj, accusative plural tiujn)

  1. that

Usage notes[edit]

When combined with ĉi, the adverbial particle of proximity, ĉi tiu or tiu ĉi means "this [one/person]".

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Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiu̯/, [ˈt̪iu̯]
  • Rhymes: -iu
  • Syllabification(key): tiu

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Swedish tjog.

Noun[edit]

tiu

  1. score (quantity of twenty pieces, used mainly of eggs)
Declension[edit]

In plural, only nominative case is used.

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Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Onomatopoeic

Interjection[edit]

tiu

  1. Imitation of a small bird's sound.

Anagrams[edit]

Kabuverdianu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese tio.

Noun[edit]

tiu

  1. uncle

Old Swedish[edit]

Numeral[edit]

tīu

  1. Alternative form of tīo