Old English · adjective
teoþa
Normalised tēoþa
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈte͜oː.θɑ/[ˈte͜oː.ðɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈte͜oː · θɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- tenthtithe
teoþa1 · adjective
Senses
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tenth
Đās cāseres rīċes ðȳ tēoðan ġēare Gregorius sē hālga wer, sē was on lāre ⁊ on dǣde sē hēhsta, feng tō bisċophāde þǣre Rōmanisċan ċyriċan ⁊ þǣs apostolīċan seðles: ⁊ þæt heold ⁊ reahte þrēottēno ġēr ⁊ syx mōnað ⁊ tȳn dagas.
In the tenth year of this emperor's reign, the holy man Gregorius, who was the greatest in learning and in deeds, rose to the bishophood of the Roman church and the apostolic see; and he held and directed that office for thirteen years, six months, and ten days.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | tēoþa | tēoþe | tēoþe |
| Accusative | tēoþan | tēoþan | tēoþe |
| Genitive | tēoþan | tēoþan | tēoþan |
| Dative | tēoþan | tēoþan | tēoþan |
| Instrumental | tēoþan | tēoþan | tēoþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | tēoþan | tēoþan | tēoþan |
| Accusative | tēoþan | tēoþan | tēoþan |
| Genitive | tēoþratēoþena | tēoþratēoþena | tēoþratēoþena |
| Dative | tēoþum | tēoþum | tēoþum |
| Instrumental | tēoþum | tēoþum | tēoþum |
teoþa2 · numeral
Senses
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tenth
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *tehunþō, alternative form of *tehundō, from Proto-Germanic *tehundô. The failure of Anglian smoothing to occur in teogoþa is possibly due to the influence of the alternative form tēoþa.
Descendants
tenth, tithe
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