zää

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Alemannic German

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cardinal number
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Etymology

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From Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-Germanic *tehun. Cognate with German zehn, Dutch tien, English ten, Icelandic tíu.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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zää

  1. ten
    • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      So! I zäh Minute wüsse si's.
      There we go. In ten minutes, she'll know.
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Soli…und sind füfzg. Dankche vil Mol.
      Here you are…and ten makes fifty. Thank you very much.