tjoon

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Saterland Frisian

Saterland Frisian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tjoon
    Ordinal : tjaande

Etymology

From Old Frisian tiān, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun. Cognates include West Frisian tsien and German zehn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tjoːn/
  • Hyphenation: tjoon

Numeral

tjoon

  1. ten

References

  • Used in a usage example in Marron C. Fort (2015) “Häktoar”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN