German

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 Zehnt on German Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtseːnt/, [ˈtseːntʰ]
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Noun

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Zehnt m (weak, genitive Zehnten, plural Zehnten)

  1. (historical) tithe (a tenthpart of the increase)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Zehnt” in Duden online