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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *tehunþō, alternative form of *tehundō, from Proto-Germanic *tehundô.
Pronunciation
Numeral
tēoþa
- tenth
Adjective
tēoþa
- tenth
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Đās cāseres rīċes ðȳ tēoðan ġēare Gregorius sē hālga wer, sē was on lāre ⁊ on dǣde sē hēhsta, feng tō bisċophāde þǣre Rōmanisċan ċyriċan ⁊ þǣs apostolīċan seðles: ⁊ þæt heold ⁊ reahte þrēottēno ġēr ⁊ syx mōnað ⁊ tȳn dagas.- In the tenth year of this emperor's reign, the holy man Gregorius, who was the greatest in learning and in deeds, rose to the bishophood of the Roman church and the apostolic see; and he held and directed that office for thirteen years, six months, and ten days.
Declension
Declension of tēoþa — Weak only
Descendants