tuin

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tœi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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tuin (plural tuine, diminutive tuintjie)

  1. A garden, yard.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tuin m (plural tuinen, diminutive tuintje n)

  1. a garden, yard
  2. (regional, dated) an enclosure, fence or hedge

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Finnish

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Noun

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tuin

  1. instructive plural of tuki

Verb

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tuin

  1. first-person singular past indicative of tukea

Anagrams

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