tenthe

Middle English

**Middle English numbers ^(edit)**
		100
← 1	← 9	10		20 →
		1
Cardinal: ten Ordinal: tenthe, tithe

Alternative forms

teind, tend, tende, teynde, tenneþe, tennyth, tent, tenth, tenþe, tiende, tyende, tyenþe
(early) teonðe, tenðe

Etymology

A remodelling of tithe (Old English teoþa) on the basis of ten +‎ -the (ordinal suffix).

teoþa is from Proto-West Germanic *tehundō, itself from Proto-Germanic *tehundô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnð(ə)/, /ˈtɛnθ(ə)/, /ˈtɛnd(ə)/, /tɛnt/, /ˈteː-/

Adjective

tenthe

tenth

Descendants

English: tenth
Scots: teind, tent

References

“tenth(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

tenthe

One of ten equal parts of a whole; a tenth.
(rare) A musical tenth.

Descendants

English: tenth
Scots: teind, tent

References

“tenth(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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