Tand

See also: tand

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tant (“idle talk, tricks”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Tand m (genitive Tandes or Tands, no plural)

  1. trifles; trinkets

Declension
Declension of Tand (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Tand
genitive eines des Tandes,
Tands
dative einem dem Tand,
Tande1
accusative einen den Tand
1Now uncommon, see notes

References
  1. Tand in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

Further reading
  • Tand in Duden online
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