zehn

See also: Zehn

Bavarian

Bavarian numbers (edit)
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1
    Cardinal: zehn

Alternative forms

  • zeah

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡seːn/
    • (file)
  • IPA(key): /t͡seɐ̯/

Numeral

zehn

  1. ten

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • ziehn (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German zehan, from Proto-Germanic *tehun (ten), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (ten). 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/

Numeral

zehn

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) ten

German

German numbers (edit)
100[a], [b]
[a], [b]   1  ←  9 10 11  →  20  → 
1[a], [b]
    Cardinal: zehn
    Ordinal: zehnte
    Sequence adverb: zehntens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 10.
    Adverbial: zehnmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 10-mal
    Multiplier: zehnfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 10-fach
    Fractional: Zehntel
    Polygon: Zehneck
    Polygon abbreviation: 10-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: zehneckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 10-eckig
German Wikipedia article on 10

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡seːn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Numeral

zehn

  1. (cardinal number) ten (numerical value represented in Arabic numerals as 10)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • zehn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zehn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zehn” in Duden online
  • zehn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Hunsrik cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : zehn
    Ordinal : zehnt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡seːn/

Numeral

zehn

  1. ten
    Mein Dochter is zehn Joher alt.
    My daughter is ten years old.

Further reading

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