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teoþa

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See also: teotha

Old English

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Old English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: tīen
    Ordinal: tēoþa
    Age: tīenwintre
    Multiplier: tīenfeald

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *tehunþō, alternative form of *tehundō, from Proto-Germanic *tehundô.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈte͜oː.θɑ/, [ˈte͜oː.ðɑ]

Numeral

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tēoþa

  1. tenth

Adjective

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tēoþa

  1. tenth
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Đās cāseres rīċes ðȳ tēoðan ġēare Gregorius sē hālga wer, sē was on lāre ⁊ on dǣde sē hēhsta, feng tō bisċophāde þǣre Rōmanisċan ċyriċan ⁊ þǣs apostolīċan seðles: ⁊ þæt heold ⁊ reahte þrēottēno ġēr ⁊ syx mōnað ⁊ tȳn dagas.
      In the tenth year of this emperor's reign, the holy man Gregorius, who was the greatest in learning and in deeds, rose to the bishophood of the Roman church and the apostolic see; and he held and directed that office for thirteen years, six months, and ten days.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: tethe, tythe, tithe