zehn

Alternative forms

• ziehn (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German zehan, from Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t (“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

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/

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• Rhymes: -eːn

Numeral

zehn

1. (cardinal) ten

Further reading

• zehn in Duden online