tenthe

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Middle English

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    Cardinal: ten
    Ordinal: tenthe, tithe

Alternative forms

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

  1. tenth

Descendants

  • English: tenth
  • Scots: teind, tent

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Noun

tenthe

  1. One of ten equal parts of a whole; a tenth.
  2. (rare) A musical tenth.

Descendants

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