tithe

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (archaic) A tenth.
2. (historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.
3. A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).
4. A small part or proportion.

Adj

Tenth.

Verb

1. (transitive) To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
2. (transitive) To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
3. (intransitive) To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
4. (figuratively, intransitive) To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
5. To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly
6. (transitive) To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
7. (transitive) To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
8. (transitive) To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
9. (obsolete, transitive) To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
10. (intransitive) To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
11. (obsolete, transitive) To compose the tenth part of something.

Concepts

dîme

zakat

dixième

10th

taxe

Zakât

Synonymes

zakat

tenth

10th

levy

tax

tenth part

one-tenth

ratable tax

assessment

legal alms

grant

Traductions

diezmo

delme

dízimo

decima

Zehnt

öşür

décimo

10th

ondalık

δέκατη φόρος

decimo

10th

den Zehnten zahlen

pagare un decimo

decima

den Zehnten bezahlen von

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/taɪð/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: tithe

Hérité de ancien anglais: tēoþa

Appartenant à frison occidental: tsiende

Appartenant à saterlandais: Teeged

Appartenant à allemand: Zehnt

Appartenant à danois: tiende

Appartenant à islandais: tíund

Appartenant à néerlandais: tiende

In summary

From Middle English tithe, tythe, tethe, from Old English tēoþa, tēoða, teogoþa (in verb senses via Middle English tithen, tythen, tethen, from Old English tēoþian, teogoþian), from a proposed Proto-Germanic *tehunþô, *tehundô (“a tenth”), with its nasal consonant being lost according to the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law. Cognate with West Frisian tsiende (“tithe”), Saterland Frisian Teeged (“tithe”), Dutch tiende, German Low German Teihnte, German Zehnt (“tithe”), Danish tiende (“tithe”), Icelandic tíund (“tithe”), Dutch tiende (“tithe”).