Zehnt

tithe (a tenthpart of the increase)

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

zäänte

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtseːnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: zehent

Inherited from Old High German: zehanto

Cognate with Dutch: tiende

Cognate with English: tithe

In summary

From Middle High German zehent, zehente, zehnde, zehende, from Old High German zehanto (“tenth, tithe”), from Proto-West Germanic *tehundō, from Proto-Germanic *tehundô (“tenth”). Cognate with German Low German Teihnte, Dutch tiende, English tithe.

Concepts

tithe

Synonyms

Zehnte

Abgabe

Steuer

Zoll

Translations

dîme

delme

decima

dízimo

diezmo

decuma

tiende

10th

tiende deel

dèime

dziesięcina

ondalık vergi

dècima

décime

dïme

decima