See also: diezmó

Classical Nahuatl edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish diezmo, from Latin decimus (tenth).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

diezmo (inanimate)

  1. (Christianity) tithe

Old Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin decimus (tenth), from decem (ten).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

diezmo m (plural diezmos)

  1. tithe, tenth
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2r:
      Estonz exio melchẏsedec a abraam a la carrera. e bẽdixol. ⁊ dẏxo. Benedicto sea abraam de dẏos el alto. e diol pã ⁊ vino q̃ anos en figura de x̃s. e abraam a el diol el diezmo. de todo lo q̃ aduzie.
      Then Melchizedek sent Abram on his way, and blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God the [Most] High.” And he gave him bread and wine, which to us is a figure of Christ. And to him Abram gave the tithe of all he had taken.

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Descendants edit

  • Spanish: diezmo
    • Classical Nahuatl: diezmo

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈdjeθmo/ [ˈd̪jeθ̬.mo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈdjesmo/ [ˈd̪jez.mo]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -eθmo
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -esmo
  • Syllabification: diez‧mo

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Spanish diezmo, from Latin decimus (tenth), from decem (ten). Doublet of the borrowed décimo.

Noun edit

diezmo m (plural diezmos)

  1. tithe

Adjective edit

diezmo (feminine diezma, masculine plural diezmos, feminine plural diezmas)

  1. (archaic) tenth
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

diezmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of diezmar

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