tine的意思

tine

英式音标[taɪn]
美式英标[taɪn]

基本解释

n. 齿；尖头

vt. （英）丢失；浪费

vi. 被丢失；遭难

n. (Tine)人名；(德、意)蒂内

中文词源

tine 尖叉，尖齿，叉头

来自古英语 tind,尖齿，尖刺，来自 Proto-Germanic*tindaz,尖齿，来自 PIE*edont,牙齿，来自 PIE*ed,吃，词源同 edible,tooth.引申诸相关词义。

英文词源

tine (n.): mid-14c., from Old English tind "spike, beak, prong, tooth of a fork," a general Germanic word (compare Old High German zint "sharp point, spike," Old Norse tindr "tine, point, top, summit," German Zinne "pinnacle"), of unknown origin (see zinc).

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