Tand

See also: tand

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German tant (“idle talk, tricks”), of unclear origin, possibly a Romance borrowing, compare Spanish tanto (“purchase price”, literally “so much”). Cognate with German Tand, Danish tant, Norwegian Bokmål tant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥and̥/

Noun

Tand m

1. trifles; trinkets

Derived terms

• Tandler

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tant (“idle talk, tricks”), of unclear origin, possibly a Romance borrowing, compare Spanish tanto (“purchase price”, literally “so much”). Cognate with Bavarian Tand, Danish tant, Norwegian Bokmål tant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tant/
• Rhymes: -ant

• Audio:

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Noun

Tand m (strong, genitive Tandes or Tands, no plural)

1. (dated) trifles; trinkets

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Zeug

   • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎^[1]:

     Ist es nicht Staub? was diese hohe Wand, / Aus hundert Fächern, mir verenget; / Der Trödel, der mit tausendfachem Tand, / In dieser Mottenwelt mich dränget?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Tand [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tand
genitive	eines	des	Tandes, Tands
dative	einem	dem	Tand, Tande1
accusative	einen	den	Tand

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Tandler

Further reading

• “Tand” in Duden online
• “Tand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Tand” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.