tionde
tionde as a number
Meaning
tenth
In Swedish: på plats nummer 10
tionde as an adjective
Meaning
tenth
tionde as a noun(ett tionde)
Meaning
tithe, a tax paid to the church by farmers during the Middle Ages, consisting of one tenth of the production of the farm.
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett tionde |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tiondet |
| Plural, indefinite | tionden |
| Plural, definite | tiondena |
tionde is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort tionde, det stora tiondet. Check another noun
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Questions
What does tionde mean in English?
tionde means “tenth”.
Is it en tionde or ett tionde?
It is ett tionde, and “the tithe” is tiondet.
What is the plural of tionde?
The plural of tionde is tionden, and the definite plural is tiondena.
Origin
From Old Swedish tiundi, from Old Norse tíundi, from Proto-Germanic *tehundô.
Nearby common words
tionde is number 5,925 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary