-tiene

Old English

Alternative forms

• -tēne

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tehun (“ten”); doublet of tīen (“ten”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti͜yː.ne/

Suffix

-tiene

1. (West Saxon) -teen; used to form numbers from 13-19

Descendants

• Middle English: -tene, -teen, -teene, -ten
  • English: -teen
  • Scots: -teen