Tand

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥and̥/

Tand m

1. trifles; trinkets

• Tandler

From Middle High German tant (“idle talk, tricks”), of unclear origin, possibly a Romance borrowing, compare Spanish tanto (“purchase price”, literally “so much”).[1] Cognate with Bavarian Tand, Danish tant, Norwegian Bokmål tant.

• IPA^(key): /tant/
• Rhymes: -ant

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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]‎:

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

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• Tandler

• “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.