toe
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (compare Dutch teen, German Zehe, Danish tå, Swedish tå), from *tīhwaną (“to show, announce”) (compare Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“to accuse, blame”)), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”) (compare Hittite [script needed] (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit दिदेष्टि (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ
- (US) IPA(key): /toʊ/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Homophone: tow
Noun
[edit]toe (countable and uncountable, plural toes)
- Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
- An equivalent part in an animal.
- Hyponym: hoof
- That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
- Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
- (dance, uncountable) An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
- (automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
- (engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
- (engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
- (engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
- (carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.
- The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
- (slang) A cameltoe.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) Speed, energy, vigor.
- to have a lot of toe
- (figuratively) a person
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “each of the five digits on the end of the foot”): heel
- (antonym(s) of “front of the kayak”): tail
- (antonym(s) of “angled cut in carpentry”): heel
Hyponyms
[edit]- (each of the five digits on the end of the foot):
Meronyms
[edit]- (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): nail
Holonyms
[edit]- (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): foot
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): finger
Derived terms
[edit]- big toe
- camel toe
- claw toe
- closed-toe
- dip a toe into
- dip one's toe in
- dip one's toe in the water
- finger-and-toe
- from head to toe
- from top to toe
- hammer toe
- head to toe
- head-to-toe
- heel-and-toe
- little toe
- mallet toe
- mistle-toe
- moc toe
- Morton's toe
- nigger toe
- on one's toes
- opened-toe
- peep-toe
- pigeon toe
- put one's toe in the water
- seedy toe
- steel-toe boot
- step on someone's toes
- stinking toe
- thumb-toe
- tick-tack-toe
- tic-tac-toe
- tic tac toe
- tippy-toe
- tip-toe
- toe bean
- toe-biter
- toe biter
- toeboard
- toe box
- toe cap
- toe cheese
- toeclip
- toe-crushing
- toe-curling
- toe-dance
- toe dance
- toe-dip
- toe drag
- toe drop
- toe edge
- toe hold
- toe-hold
- toe jam
- toe job
- toe jump
- toe kick
- toe loop
- toenail
- toe pick
- toe pleats
- toe-poke
- toe popper
- toe rag
- toe ring
- toe sack
- toe scour
- toe shoe
- toeside
- toe sock
- toe stop
- toe-tag
- toe tag
- toe-tapper
- toe tapper
- toe-tapping
- toe-tappingly
- toe the mark
- toe-to-toe
- toe to toe
- toe touch
- toe wall
- toey
- top to toe
- trip the light fantastic toe
- turf toe
Translations
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Verb
[edit]toe (third-person singular simple present toes, present participle toeing, simple past and past participle toed)
- (transitive) To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
- (transitive, intransitive) To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
- 1927, Nordahl Grieg, The Ship Sails On, page 153:
- "Here's ten shillings for you, but I'm going to toe your backside first!" said Manna. And the Dane let him kick away; his yellow teeth gleamed in a servile grin and then he clutched at the money.
- 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, in BBC[1]:
- Just five minutes later the turnaround was complete when Arshavin toed the ball through to Bendtner, who slotted into the left corner from close range just before half-time.
- (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
- to toe the mark
- (construction, transitive) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
- The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
- (golf, transitive) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “toe n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
Anagrams
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Dutch toe (“then”), a chiefly dialect variant of toen, from Middle Dutch doe. The -n in Dutch toen was added by analogy with dan (“then”).
Adverb
[edit]toe
- (referring to the past) then; at that time; at that moment
- Ek het toe nog nie lank in Pretoria gewoon nie.
- I hadn’t lived in Pretoria for long then.
See also
[edit]- dan (“then” referring to the present and future)
Conjunction
[edit]toe
- (referring to the past) when; as
- Toe ek by my skoonouers kuier, het ons elke dag gebraaide vleis geëet.
- When I stayed at my in-laws’, we had fried meat every day.
Usage notes
[edit]- Since “toe” by itself refers always to the past, it is often followed by the simple form of the verb (“present tense”) as in the example above, rather than the perfect. However, verbs that have a preterite use this form.
See also
[edit]- wanneer (“when” referring to the present and future)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe.
Postposition
[edit]toe
- (local) to
- Ons gaan skool toe.
- We’re going to school.
Usage notes
[edit]- If an article, determiner, or adjective is to precede the noun, the preposition na must be used additionally:
- Ons gaan na die nuwe skool toe.
- We’re going to the new school.
- Ons gaan na die nuwe skool toe.
Adverb
[edit]toe
- adverbial form of tot, found chiefly in compounds
- closed; shut; not open
- Die deur is toe.
- The door is closed.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Caribbean Hindustani
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]toe
References
[edit]- Beknopt Nederland-Sarnami Woordenboek met Sarnami Hindoestani-Nederlanse Woordenlijst[2] (in Dutch), Paramaribo: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, 2002
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch toe, from Old Dutch *tuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.
Adverb
[edit]toe
- (postpositional) adverbial form of tot (“to, till, towards”)
- Het doet er niet toe.
- It doesn't matter.
- after, afterwards
- Hij kreeg nog wat lekkers toe. ― He got something tasty afterwards.
- shut, closed (especially as part of a compound verb like toedoen)
- De deur is toe. — The door is closed.
- Doe de deur toe. — Close the door.
- Oogjes toe. — Eyes closed.
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Verbs:
Others:
Descendants
[edit]Interjection
[edit]toe
- come on!, go on! (used when trying to coax someone into doing something)
- Toe maar!
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Etymology 2
[edit]Adverb
[edit]toe
Conjunction
[edit]toe
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *togëh, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *takis, compare Lithuanian takišys, Latvian tacis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]toe (rare)
- A small dam, usually made of logs.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of toe (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation) | |||
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nominative | toe | tokeet | |
genitive | tokeen | tokeiden tokeitten | |
partitive | toetta | tokeita | |
illative | tokeeseen | tokeisiin tokeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | toe | tokeet | |
accusative | nom. | toe | tokeet |
gen. | tokeen | ||
genitive | tokeen | tokeiden tokeitten | |
partitive | toetta | tokeita | |
inessive | tokeessa | tokeissa | |
elative | tokeesta | tokeista | |
illative | tokeeseen | tokeisiin tokeihin | |
adessive | tokeella | tokeilla | |
ablative | tokeelta | tokeilta | |
allative | tokeelle | tokeille | |
essive | tokeena | tokeina | |
translative | tokeeksi | tokeiksi | |
abessive | tokeetta | tokeitta | |
instructive | — | tokein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Galician
[edit]Verb
[edit]toe
- inflection of toar:
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *togëh. Cognates include Finnish toe and Estonian tõke.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtoe/, [ˈto̞e̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtoe/, [ˈto̞e̞]
- Rhymes: -oe
- Hyphenation: to‧e
Noun
[edit]toe
Declension
[edit]Declension of toe (type 6/lähe, k- gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | toe | tokkeet |
genitive | tokkeen | tokkein |
partitive | toetta | tokkeita |
illative | tokkeesse | tokkeisse |
inessive | tokkees | tokkeis |
elative | tokkeest | tokkeist |
allative | tokkeelle | tokkeille |
adessive | tokkeel | tokkeil |
ablative | tokkeelt | tokkeilt |
translative | tokkeeks | tokkeiks |
essive | tokkeenna, tokkeen | tokkeinna, tokkein |
exessive1) | tokkeent | tokkeint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 588
Middle Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.
Alternative forms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]toe
- to, towards
- up to
- until
- in relation with
- in addition, furthermore
- shut, closed (especially the eyes)
Usage notes
[edit]This word is often encountered following a noun phrase and could arguably be said to be a postposition rather than an adverb.
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Preposition
[edit]toe
- (eastern) Alternative form of te
Etymology 3
[edit]Adverb
[edit]toe
- Alternative form of doe
Further reading
[edit]- “toe (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “toe (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “toe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “toe (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]toe f (definite singular toa, indefinite plural toer, definite plural toene)
Portuguese
[edit]Verb
[edit]toe
- inflection of toar:
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]toe
- inflection of toar:
Tokelauan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *toe. Cognates include Tuvaluan toe and Samoan toe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]toe
Adjective
[edit]toe
References
[edit]- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 388
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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