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-teen

/tiːn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
-teen
IPA
/tiːn/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-West Germanic *tehunder. Anglian Old English -tēne Middle English -tene English -teen From Middle English -tene, from Anglian Old English -tēne (compare West Saxon -tīene), from an inflected form of Proto-West Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

been between mean seen green clean scene machine queen screen magazine golden mean

Questions

How do you pronounce -teen?
The recorded pronunciation is /tiːn/.
What does -teen mean?
Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.
Where does -teen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -teen

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