tiu

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See also: Tiu, tiú, tíu, and ti'u

Chuukese

Numeral

tiu

  1. nine

Elfdalian

Elfdalian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tiu
    Ordinal : tiund

Etymology

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

Numeral

tiu

  1. ten

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iu
  • Hyphenation: ti‧u

Pronoun

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

  1. who, what person, that one/person

Determiner

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

  1. that

Usage notes

When combined with ĉi, the adverbial particle of proximity, ĉi tiu or tiu ĉi means "this ".

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Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish tjog.

Noun

tiu

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

In plural, only nominative case is used.

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Further reading

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

tiu

  1. Imitation of a small bird's sound.

Anagrams

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese tio.

Noun

tiu

  1. uncle

Old Swedish

Numeral

tīu

  1. Alternative form of tīo