tithe

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

decima

decimo

10th

pagare un decimo

sinonimi

zakat

tenth

10th

levy

tax

tenth part

one-tenth

ratable tax

assessment

legal alms

grant

Traduzioni

dîme

diezmo

delme

dízimo

zakat

Zehnt

ondalık

öşür

décimo

10th

δέκατη φόρος

dixième

10th

taxe

Zakât

den Zehnten zahlen

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/taɪð/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: tithe

Ereditato da inglese antico: tēoþa

Affine frisone occidentale: tsiende

Affine saterfriesisch: Teeged

Affine tedesco: Zehnt

Affine danese: tiende

Affine islandese: tíund

Affine olandese: 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”).