Zehnt

German

Alternative forms

  • Zehent

Etymology

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

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

Zehnt m (weak, genitive Zehnten, plural Zehnten)

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

Declension

Declension of Zehnt [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zehnt die Zehnten
genitive eines des Zehnten der Zehnten
dative einem dem Zehnten den Zehnten
accusative einen den Zehnten die Zehnten

See also

Further reading

  • “Zehnt” in Duden online
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