Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Bulgarian десетина (desetina, tenth) or Serbo-Croatian desetina, from Proto-Slavic *desętь (ten), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t.

Noun edit

desetină f (plural desetine)

  1. (historical, Moldavia (region)) a 10% tax, a tithe
    Synonyms: zeciuială, dijmă

Declension edit