tine

英 [taɪn] 美[taɪn]
  • n. 齿;尖头
  • vt. (英)丢失;浪费
  • vi. 被丢失;遭难
  • n. (Tine)人名;(德、意)蒂内

畅通词汇

词态变化


复数: tines;

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).