ten adj : being one more than nine [syn: 10, x] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: 10, X, tenner, decade]

English

• Western (Arabic) numeral: ten, 10
• Chinese numeral: 拾, 十
• Roman symbol: X
  • Previous: nine (9)
  • Next: eleven (11)

Etymology

tien, from , from . Cognate with German zehn, Dutch tien, Swedish tio; and with Sanskrit दश, Ancient Greek δέκα, Latin decem, Irish deich, Croatian deset.

Pronunciation

• /tɛn/, /tEn/

• Rhymes: -ɛn

Cardinal number

ten

1. The cardinal number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Roman numerals as X, in Arabic numerals as 10, and in the hexadecimal system (base 16) as A. Ordinal: tenth.

ISO prefix: deka-, (more commonly used form) deca-

Translations

Noun

1. The number following nine.
2. (Cards) The card between the nine and jack in a given suit.
3. A monetary denomination worth ten units.
4. A superb specimen.
5. (Jamaican) A beautiful woman.

Translations

Anagrams

• net

Czech

Pronoun

1. the; this; that

Declension

• Nominative singular masculine inanimate: ten
• Nominative singular feminine: ta
• Nominative singular neuter: to
• Nominative plural masculine animate: ti
• Nominative plural masculine inanimate: ty
• Nominative plural feminine: ty
• Nominative plural neuter: ta

Dutch

Pronunciation

• /tən/

Etymology

A contraction of te + the old masculine plural or neuter singular dative definite article den.

Preposition

ten

1. to the, at the

   ten goede of ten kwade — «For better or for worse»

   ten dele — partly

   ten allen tijde — at all times

   ten tijde van — during the time of

Usage notes

"ten" is part of many fossilized idiomatic expressions.

"ten" is commonly used in Dutch family names such as Corrie ten Boom, Bernhard ten Brink, Marti ten Kate, and Simeon ten Holt.

Related terms

• ter

Derived terms

• ten opzichte van

Japanese

Noun

1. 店: store, shop, establishment
2. 典: ceremony, celebration, law code
3. 天: heaven, sky
4. 点: spot, mark, point, dot

Lithuanian

Adverb

ten

1. there

Polish

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ten

1. this (nearby)

See also

• ta
• to

Spanish

Verb

es-verb-form tener

Turkish

Noun

ten

1. skin

10 and ten may mean:

• 10 (number), a number, numeral, and glyph
• 10, the year 10 AD
• 10 BC, the year 10 BC

In music and film:

• Ten (album), one of several albums
• Ten (band), a British melodic rock/hard rock band
• 10 (film), a 1979 American film
• Ten (film), a 2002 Iranian film
• The Ten (2007), a comedy film directed by David Wain

In art:

• The Ten, a group of American artists

In medicine:

• TEN, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndrome

In television:

• Network Ten, Australian free-to-air commercial television network
• TEN, Sydney station of Network Ten
• The Erotic Network (TEN) A pornographic network

See also

• Number 10

In music:

• The Early November, an indie rock band on Drive-Thru Records
• Ten12 Records, a record label
• Ten Pound Sound, a record label
• Tenuto, a direction used in musical notation

Other:

• Ten Commandments
• Ten (character) or Tenshinhan, a character in Dragon Ball media

Also:

• Trans-European Networks
• Total Entertainment Network, a mid-1990s online matchmaking service for PC video games
• Perfect 10 - a men's magazine featuring women who have not had cosmetic surgery
• Heaven (via Japanese 天, pronounced "ten", and Chinese 天堂, pronounced "tian tang")

Big Dick, Decalogue, Ten Commandments, X, blow, breath, breather, breathing, decade, decagon, decagram, decahedron, decaliter, decameter, decare, decastere, decastyle, decasyllable, decemvir, decemvirate, decennary, decennium, decigram, deciliter, decimeter, decurion, respite, tenner