Zehnt
German
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editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editZehnt m (weak, genitive Zehnten, plural Zehnten)
- (historical) tithe (a tenthpart of the increase)
Declension
editDeclension of Zehnt [masculine, weak]
Further reading
edit- “Zehnt” in Duden online
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