tíu

See also: tiu, Tiu, and ti'u

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Spanish tío.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiu/, [ˈt̪iu̯]

Noun

tíu m sg (feminine singular tía, masculine plural tíos, feminine plural tíes)

1. uncle

Icelandic

Icelandic cardinal numbers

<  9	10	11  >
Cardinal : tíu     Ordinal : tíundi

Etymology

From Old Norse tíu, from Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”). Cognate with Faroese tíggju, Swedish tio, Danish ti and English ten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːʏ/

Numeral

tíu

1. ten; the cardinal number after níu (“nine”) and before ellefu (“eleven”).

Derived terms

• boðorðin tíu n pl
• klukkan tíu

See also

• tía (noun)

Old Norse

Old Norse numbers ^(edit)

		100
←  1	[a], [b] ←  9	10	11  →	20  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f]
		1
Cardinal: tíu     Ordinal: tíundi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”).

Numeral

tíu

1. (cardinal number) ten

Related terms

• tigr m

Descendants

• Icelandic: tíu
• Faroese: tíggju
• Norn: ti
• Norwegian: ti
• Old Swedish: tīo, tīu
  • Swedish: tio
• Danish: ti
• Gutnish: tei, teiå, teiu

References

• tíu in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.