diezmo

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• diezmoh

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diezmo, from Latin decimus (“tenth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

diezmo (inanimate)

1. (Christianity) tithe

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decimus (“tenth”), from decem (“ten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjed͡zmo/

Noun

diezmo m (plural diezmos)

1. tithe, tenth
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2r:

     Estonz exio melchẏsedec a abraam a la carrera. e bẽdixol. ⁊ dẏxo. Benedicto sea abraam de dẏos el alto. e diol pã ⁊ vino q̃ anos en figura de x̃s. e abraam a el diol el diezmo. de todo lo q̃ aduzie.

     Then Melchizedek sent Abram on his way, and blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God the High.” And he gave him bread and wine, which to us is a figure of Christ. And to him Abram gave the tithe of all he had taken.

Related terms

• deceno

Descendants

• Spanish: diezmo
  • → Classical Nahuatl: diezmo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈdjeθmo/
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈdjesmo/
• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθmo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -esmo
• Syllabification: diez‧mo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish diezmo, from Latin decimus (“tenth”), from decem (“ten”). Doublet of the borrowed décimo.

Noun

diezmo m (plural diezmos)

1. tithe

Adjective

diezmo (feminine diezma, masculine plural diezmos, feminine plural diezmas)

1. (archaic) tenth

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Classical Nahuatl: diezmo

Etymology 2

Verb

diezmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of diezmar

Further reading

• “diezmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014