tenthe

Middle English

Middle English numbers ^(edit)

		100
←  1	[a], [b] ←  9	10	11  → [a], [b]	20  →
		1
Cardinal: ten     Ordinal: tenthe, tithe

Alternative forms

• tenneþe, tennyth, tenth, tenþ, tenþe, tyenþe
• tenðe, teonðe (Early Middle English); tiende, tienþe (East Saxon)
• teend, teind, tend, tende, tent, teynd, teynde, tiende, tyende (especially Northern, North Midland)

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)/, /ˈteː-/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnd(ə)/, /ˈtɛnt(ə)/, /ˈteː-/ (especially Northern, North Midland or East Anglia)

Adjective

tenthe

1. tenth

Descendants

• English: tenth
• Scots: teind, tent

References

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

Noun

tenthe

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

Descendants

• English: tenth
• Scots: teind, tent

References

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