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teini.

teen

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtei̯ni/[ˈt̪e̞i̯ni]
  1. teen

  2. (older) student, especially a senior (upper-grade) student in oppikoulu

    historical
  3. a (vagrant) male pupil acting as a deacon or vicar

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish diäkn, deghn, compare Swedish djäkne, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάκονος (diákonos). The historical senses listed below are the original one. The sense “teen” is taken from English teen and the Finnish word is sometimes considered to originate from the English one, even though the words are not etymologically related.

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