zehn

See also: Zehn

Bavarian
Bavarian numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  1 [a], [b] ←  9 10 11  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f]
1[a], [b]
    Cardinal: zehn, zeah, zehne

Alternative forms
  • zehne
  • zeah

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡seːn/
    • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /t͡seɐ̯/

Numeral

zehn

  1. ten

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • ziehn (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German zehan, from Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”). The vocalic development is comparable to that in sehn (“to see”), i.e. Old High German -eha- was contracted and merged with -ia- (see the same in Dutch tien, zien).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tseːn/

Numeral

zehn

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) ten

German
German numbers (edit)
100[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  1  ←  9 10 11  →  20  → 
1[a], [b]
    Cardinal: zehn
    Ordinal: zehnte
    Sequence adverb: zehntens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 10.
    Adverbial: zehnmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 10-mal
    Multiplier: zehnfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 10-fach
    Fractional: Zehntel
    Polygon: Zehneck
    Polygon abbreviation: 10-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: zehneckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 10-eckig
German Wikipedia article on 10

Etymology

From Old High German zehan, from Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”). Compare Dutch tien, English ten, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (taihun).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡seːn/
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Numeral

zehn

  1. (cardinal number) ten (numerical value represented in Arabic numerals as 10)

Coordinate terms
German cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— nulleins, (before a noun) einzweidreivierfünfsechssiebenachtneun
1— zehnelfzwölfdreizehnvierzehnfünfzehnsechzehnsiebzehnachtzehnneunzehn
2— zwanzigeinundzwanzigzweiundzwanzigdreiundzwanzigvierundzwanzigfünfundzwanzigsechsundzwanzigsiebenundzwanzigachtundzwanzigneunundzwanzig
3— Germany, Austria: dreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreissig		Germany, Austria: einunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: einunddreissig		Germany, Austria: zweiunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: zweiunddreissig		Germany, Austria: dreiunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreiunddreissig		Germany, Austria: vierunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: vierunddreissig		Germany, Austria: fünfunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: fünfunddreissig		Germany, Austria: sechsunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: sechsunddreissig		Germany, Austria: siebenunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: siebenunddreissig		Germany, Austria: achtunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: achtunddreissig		Germany, Austria: neununddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: neununddreissig
4— vierzigeinundvierzigzweiundvierzigdreiundvierzigvierundvierzigfünfundvierzigsechsundvierzigsiebenundvierzigachtundvierzigneunundvierzig
5— fünfzigeinundfünfzigzweiundfünfzigdreiundfünfzigvierundfünfzigfünfundfünfzigsechsundfünfzigsiebenundfünfzigachtundfünfzigneunundfünfzig
6— sechzigeinundsechzigzweiundsechzigdreiundsechzigvierundsechzigfünfundsechzigsechsundsechzigsiebenundsechzigachtundsechzigneunundsechzig
7— siebzigeinundsiebzigzweiundsiebzigdreiundsiebzigvierundsiebzigfünfundsiebzigsechsundsiebzigsiebenundsiebzigachtundsiebzigneunundsiebzig
8— achtzigeinundachtzigzweiundachtzigdreiundachtzigvierundachtzigfünfundachtzigsechsundachtzigsiebenundachtzigachtundachtzigneunundachtzig
9— neunzigeinundneunzigzweiundneunzigdreiundneunzigvierundneunzigfünfundneunzigsechsundneunzigsiebenundneunzigachtundneunzigneunundneunzig
German cardinal numbers from 100 onward

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “zehn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “zehn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “zehn” in Duden online
  • zehn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik
Hunsrik numbers (edit)
100[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  1  ←  9 10 11  →  20  → 
1[a], [b]
    Cardinal: zehn
    Ordinal: zehnt

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun.[1]

Cognate with German zehn and Luxembourgish zéng.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡seːn/
  • Rhymes: -eːn
  • Hyphenation: zehn

Numeral

zehn

  1. ten
    Mein Dochter is zehn Joher alt.
    My daughter is ten years old.

References
  1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “zehn”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎ (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 180

Uzbek

Etymology

From Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn). Compare Uyghur زېھىن (zëhin).

Noun

zehn (plural zehnlar)

  1. intelligence, intellect
  • zehniy
  • zehniyat
  • zehnli
  • zehnsiz
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