-tene

See also: tene, tené, and téne

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, band, fillet”)

Suffix

-tene

(biology) Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosomes in meiosis

Derived terms

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Anagrams

-teen, EENT, NEET, neet, teen

Middle English

Alternative forms

-teen, -teene, -ten

Etymology

From Anglian Old English -tēne (compare West Saxon -tīene), from an inflected form of Proto-Germanic *tehun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈteːn(ə)/

Suffix

-tene

Forms cardinal numbers from thrittene (“thirteen”) to nynetene (“nineteen”); -teen

Derived terms

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Descendants

English: -teen
Scots: -teen

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