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Zehn

Zehn

See also: zehn

German

Noun

Zehn f (genitive Zehn, plural Zehnen)

  1. ten

zehn

zehn

See also: Zehn

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • ziehn (southern Moselle Franconian)

Numeral

zehn

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) ten

German

German cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : zehn
    Ordinal : zehnte

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tseːn/
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Numeral

zehn

  1. (cardinal) ten

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