tenthe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === teind, tend, tende, teynde, tenneþe, tennyth, tent, tenth, tenþe, tiende, tyende, tyenþe (early) teonðe, tenðe === Etymology === A remodelling of tithe (Old English teoþa) on the basis of ten +‎ -the (ordinal suffix). teoþa is from Proto-West Germanic *tehundō, itself from Proto-Germanic *tehundô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛnð(ə)/, /ˈtɛnθ(ə)/, /ˈtɛnd(ə)/, /tɛnt/, /ˈteː-/ === Adjective === tenthe tenth ==== Descendants ==== English: tenth Scots: teind, tent ==== References ==== “tenth(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === tenthe One of ten equal parts of a whole; a tenth. (rare) A musical tenth. ==== Descendants ==== English: tenth Scots: teind, tent ==== References ==== “tenth(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.