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Middle English
- teind, tend, tende, teynde, tenneþe, tennyth, tent, tenth, tenþe, tiende, tyende, tyenþe
- (early) teonðe, tenðe
Etymology
A remodelling of tithe (Old English teoþa) on the basis of ten + -the (ordinal suffix).
teoþa is from Proto-West Germanic *tehundō, itself from Proto-Germanic *tehundô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛnð(ə)/, /ˈtɛnθ(ə)/, /ˈtɛnd(ə)/, /tɛnt/, /ˈteː-/
Adjective
tenthe
- tenth
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Noun
tenthe
- One of ten equal parts of a whole; a tenth.
- (rare) A musical tenth.
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