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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

Related terms

Coordinate terms

Etymology

From Old High German zehan. The vocalic development is comparable to that in sehn ‎(“to see”), i.e. Old High German -eha- was contracted and merged with -ia- (see the same in Dutch tien, zien).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tseːn/

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