teerling
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French terne (“double three”) but was dissimilated with the suffix -ling.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: teer‧ling
Noun[edit]
teerling m (plural teerlingen, diminutive teerlinkje n)
Usage notes[edit]
In modern language, only used dialectical, or as a part of fixed phrase 'de teerling is geworpen' (the die is cast).