German

Noun

Tand m ‎(genitive Tandes or Tands, no plural)

1. trifles; trinkets

Declension

Danish

Noun

tand c (singular definite tanden, plural indefinite tænder)

1. tooth
2. prong

Declension

References

• “tand” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• IPA^(key): /tɑnt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tant, from Old Dutch *tand, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Compare German Zahn, English tooth, Danish tand.

Noun

tand m ‎(plural tanden, diminutive tandje n)

1. natural tooth, more specifically incisor.

   Het gebit bestaat uit tanden, hoektanden en kiezen‎

   Dentition consistst of incisors, canines and molars.

2. artificial object of similar shape and/or purpose, as on a cartwheel

Derived terms

• tandarts m
• tandeloos
• tandenpoetsen verb
• tandenstoker
• tandentrekken
• tandheelkunde
• tandpijn
• tandsteen n
• tandwiel n
• eitand
• giftand
• hoektand
• maaltand
• slagtand
• snijtand
• wijsheidstand

Novial

Adverb

tand

1. then

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Compare Old Frisian toth, Old English tōþ, Old Dutch tand, Old High German zand, Old Norse tǫnn, Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍃 ‎(tunþus).

Noun

tand m

1. tooth

Descendants

• Low German: Tähn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tan, from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‎(“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtand/

Noun

tand c

1. a tooth; in a mouth or on a saw
2. a tooth, a dent, a cog; on a gearwheel or cogwheel
3. a tine, a prong (on a fork or comb or similar)

Declension

Related terms

Synonyms

• (on cogwheel): kugge

References

• tand in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)