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noun

en tand

tooth

En hård, vit del i munnen som man biter och tuggar mat med.

Definition & meaning

Tand means tooth: one of the hard structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing.

It can also refer to a tooth on a tool or machine, such as a saw or a cogwheel.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Noun: en tand
  • Forms: tand, tanden, tänder, tänderna
  • The plural has a vowel change: a becomes ä.
  • The word comes from Old Norse tǫnn, related to English tooth.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • gadd — an informal word for a tooth; it can also mean a fang.
  • huggtand — a fang or canine tooth, rather than any tooth.

There is no direct antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • borsta tänderna — to brush one’s teeth
  • ha ont i en tand — to have a toothache
  • tappa en tand — to lose a tooth
  • visa tänderna — to show one’s teeth, literally or figuratively to show aggression or determination

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Examples

Barnen borstar sina tänder varje morgon.noun

The children brush their teeth every morning.

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