zehn

Meaning

ten (numerical value represented in Arabic numerals as 10)

Concepts

ten

-teen

ten

Synonyms

Zehn

10

10.

Translations

dix

10

diez

10

dieci

10

tien

10

decem

10

dez

10

δέκα

on

10

deu

10

عشرة

10

deh

10

dètz

X

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡seːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German: zehan

Cognate with Dutch: tien

Cognate with English: ten

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽

In summary

From Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic and Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”). Compare Dutch tien, Low German teihn, English ten, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (taihun).

Sentences

Etwa zehn Prozent .

About ten percent.

Damals standen hier nur etwa zehn Häuser .

At that time there were only about ten houses here.

Die Truppe wird heute zehn Kilometer marschieren .

The troop will march ten kilometers today.

Die Fahrtzeit liegt bei zehn Minuten .

The journey time is ten minutes.

Es wurden zehn Kammern gebildet .

Ten chambers were formed.

Er gewann zehn internationale Etappenrennen .

He won ten international stage races.