diezmo

See also: diezmó

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• diezmoh

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diezmo, from Latin decimus (“tenth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tiˈjeːʃ.moʔ]

Noun

diezmo (inanimate)

1. (Christianity) tithe

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decimus (“tenth”), from decem (“ten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjed͡zmo/

Noun

diezmo m (plural diezmos)

1. tithe, tenth
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2r:

     Estonz exio melchẏsedec a abraam a la carrera. e bẽdixol. ⁊ dẏxo. Benedicto sea abraam de dẏos el alto. e diol pã ⁊ vino q̃ anos en figura de x̃s. e abraam a el diol el diezmo. de todo lo q̃ aduzie.

     Then Melchizedek sent Abram on his way, and blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God the [Most] High.” And he gave him bread and wine, which to us is a figure of Christ. And to him Abram gave the tithe of all he had taken.

Related terms

• deceno

Descendants

• Spanish: diezmo
  • → Classical Nahuatl: diezmo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈdjeθmo/ [ˈd̪jeθ̬.mo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈdjesmo/ [ˈd̪jez.mo]
• Rhymes: -eθmo
• Rhymes: -esmo
• Syllabification: diez‧mo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish diezmo, from Latin decimus (“tenth”), from decem (“ten”). Doublet of the borrowed décimo.

Noun

diezmo m (plural diezmos)

1. tithe

Adjective

diezmo (feminine diezma, masculine plural diezmos, feminine plural diezmas)

1. (archaic) tenth

Derived terms

• diezmal

Related terms

• deceno
• décimo
• diez
• diezmar

Descendants

• → Classical Nahuatl: diezmo

Etymology 2

Verb

diezmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of diezmar

Further reading

• “diezmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10