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tenth en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [tʰɛn̪θ] (UK, US)
• /tɪnθ/ (pin-pen-merger)
• tĕnth (UK, US)
• (US) audio
• /tɛnθ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English tenth, tenthe. Old English had tēoþa (origin of Modern English tithe), but the force of analogy to the cardinal number "ten" caused Middle English speakers to recreate the regular ordinal and re-insert the nasal consonant. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tehundô. Equivalent to ten (numeral) + -th (suffix forming ordinals).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
   • My dear young lady, here I am for the tenth time. a. 1776, Joseph Baretti, “Dialogue the Fortieth”, in Easy Phraseology for the Use of Those Persons Who Intend to Learn the Colloquial Part of the Italian Language, 1835 edition, Turin: Joseph Bocca, page 221:
   • These words are formed by the rusty iron point with which I write with difficulty in scrapings of soot and charcoal from the chimney, mixed with blood, in the last month of the tenth year of my captivity. 1859, Charles Dickens, “The Substance of the Shadow”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book III (The Track of a Storm), page 214:
   • A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions. 2025 August 1, Jamie Guirola, “'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2025:
2. (not-comparable) Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.
   • The Ephah and the Bath shal be of one measure, that the Bath may containe the tenth part of an Homer, and the Ephah the tenth part of an Homer: the measure thereof shall be after the Homer. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 45:11:

Deriveds

tenthmeter · tenth-rate · tenth grade · tenthly · tenth cranial nerve · tenth grader

Synonyms

10th · X (in epithets) · tithe · Xth

Translations (132)

it decima (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · dsb źasety (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · mn аравдахь (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · dlm dicto (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · te పదో (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ka მეათე (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · cy degfed (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · de zehnte (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · th ที่สิบ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · enm tenthe (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · kjh онынӌы (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · is tíundi (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sw ya kumi (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ar عَاشِر (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · nv neeznáá góneʼ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ml പത്താമത്തെ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · id kesepuluh (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ca dècim (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ro a zecea (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · cs desátý (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sv tionde (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · kk оныншы (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ur دسواں (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sgs dešimts (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · fi kymmenes (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · cu десѧтъ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ba унынсы (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ia decime (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · cjs онынчы (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ml പത്താം (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ta பத்தாவது (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sh десети (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sq dhjetë (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · frr tjiinst (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · el δέκατος (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · tt унынчы (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · tk onunjy (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · rue деся́тый (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · es décimo (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · uz oʻninchi (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · io dekesma (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · lv desmitais (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sms lååǥǥad (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · chr ᏍᎪᎯᏁᎢ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · nl tiende (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · gl décimo (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · got 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · af tiende (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ja 十番目 (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · mi tuangahuru (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · crh onuncı (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · alt онынчы (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · br dekvet (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · be дзяся́ты (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ota اوننجی (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · tl ikasampu (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ltg dasmyts (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ky онунчу (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · bg десе́ти (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · uk деся́тий (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · cmn 第十 (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · xal арвдгч (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · txb śkante (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · rm dieschavel (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · enm tithe (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · hi दसवाँ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · fa دهم (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · cv вуннӑмӗш (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · he עשירי (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · mk десетти (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · hy տասներորդ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sco tent (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · et kümnes (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · pt décimo (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sah онус (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · lt dešimtas (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · gag onuncu (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · tr onuncu (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · izh kymmenäs (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ga deichiú (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · te పదవ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · mt l-għaxar (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ast décimu (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · myv кеменце (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · vi thứ mười (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · otk 𐰆𐰣𐰨 (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · tg даҳум (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · km ទីដប់ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · lo ທີ່ສິບ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · fr dix (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · da tiende (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ko 열째 (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · no tiende (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sa दशमः (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sl deseti (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ro al zecelea (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · my ဒသမ (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · si දසවෙනි (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · eo deka (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sk desiaty (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · grc δέκατος (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ceb ikanapo (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · gd deicheamh (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ms kesepuluh (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · pl dziesiąty (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ta பத்தாம் (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · sh deseti (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · fo tíggjundi (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · hsb dźesaty (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · pi dasama (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · la decimus (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · bn দশম (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · az onuncu (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · bua арбадахи (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · it decimo (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · fr dixième (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · eu hamargarren (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ceb ikanapulo (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · it decimo (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · se logát (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · oc desen (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · hu tizedik (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · fy tsiende (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ru деся́тый (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · gv jeihoo (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · arz عاشر (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · yi צענט (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · haw ʻumi (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · mn аравдүгаар (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · frr tains (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · ca desè (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th) · mi te tekau (ordinal form of ten — see also 10th)

tenth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [tʰɛn̪θ] (UK, US)
• /tɪnθ/ (pin-pen-merger)
• tĕnth (UK, US)
• (US) audio
• /tɛnθ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English tenth, tenthe. Old English had tēoþa (origin of Modern English tithe), but the force of analogy to the cardinal number "ten" caused Middle English speakers to recreate the regular ordinal and re-insert the nasal consonant. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tehundô. Equivalent to ten (numeral) + -th (suffix forming ordinals).

Meanings

1. The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.
2. One of ten equal parts of a whole.
   • Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month. 2013 August 3, “Boundary problems”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
3. The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third.
4. (UK, historical, in-plural) A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject.
5. A tenth of a mil; a ten-thousandth of an inch.

Forms

Deriveds

submerged tenth · one-tenth · ten-tenths

Synonyms

decima (one of ten parts) · decimate (one of ten parts) · tithing (one of ten parts) · tithe (one of ten parts) · decim (one of ten parts) · decima (musical interval or note) · titheling (one of ten parts)

Translations (82)

ro zecime (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · ia decima (something in the tenth position) · eo dekono (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · ro a zecea (something in the tenth position) · gl décimo (something in the tenth position) · pt décima (something in the tenth position) · mi tekau (something in the tenth position) · enm tithe (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · fr dixième (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · et kümnes (something in the tenth position) · cy degwm (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · es décimo (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · haw hapaʻumi (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · it decima (something in the tenth position) · pl dziesiąty (something in the tenth position) · pdt Tieendel (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · cs desetina (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · da tier (something in the tenth position) · lt dešimta (something in the tenth position) · yi צענטל (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · ast décimu (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · is tíundi (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · sv tionde (something in the tenth position) · it decimo (something in the tenth position) · gl décima (something in the tenth position) · fi kymmenesosa (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · hy տասներորդ (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · la decuma (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · sh desetina (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · it decima (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · mi hautekau (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · enm tithe (something in the tenth position) · ro al zecelea (something in the tenth position) · pt décimo (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · tr onuncu (something in the tenth position) · enm tenthe (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · fi kymmenes (something in the tenth position) · ro decimă (the interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it) · lt dešimtas (something in the tenth position) · hu decima (the interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it) · it decimo (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · el δέκατος (something in the tenth position) · sv tiondel (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · tl kapu (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · cy degfed (the interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it) · cy degfed (something in the tenth position) · tl sangkapu (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · es décimo (something in the tenth position) · pl (jedna) dziesiąta (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · ru десятая (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · mi tuangahuru (something in the tenth position) · cmn 第十 (something in the tenth position) · hu tized (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · fr dixième (something in the tenth position) · et kümnendik (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · bg десета (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · el δέκατο (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · la decimus (something in the tenth position) · ka მეათედი (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · pl dziesiąta (something in the tenth position) · hi दसवाँ (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · ia decimo (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · hu tizedik (something in the tenth position) · es décima (something in the tenth position) · pt décimo (something in the tenth position) · da tiendedel (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · hi दसवाँ (something in the tenth position) · cs desátý (something in the tenth position) · ar عُشْر (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · ia decimo (something in the tenth position) · ja 十度 (the interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it) · cy degfed (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · lt dešimtadalis (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · eo deka (something in the tenth position) · enm tenthe (something in the tenth position) · la decimum (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · fi kymmenennes (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · hy տասներորդ (something in the tenth position) · gl décimo (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · mi whakatekau (a tenth; one of ten equal parts of a whole) · eu hamargarren (something in the tenth position) · ja 第十 (something in the tenth position)

tenth en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [tʰɛn̪θ] (UK, US)
• /tɪnθ/ (pin-pen-merger)
• tĕnth (UK, US)
• (US) audio
• /tɛnθ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English tenth, tenthe. Old English had tēoþa (origin of Modern English tithe), but the force of analogy to the cardinal number "ten" caused Middle English speakers to recreate the regular ordinal and re-insert the nasal consonant. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tehundô. Equivalent to ten (numeral) + -th (suffix forming ordinals).

Meanings

1. To divide by ten, into tenths.
   • A regular cistern may be inched or tenthed by the rule given for inching or tenthing the back, copper, or cooler, which inching or tenthing should be entered in a table book for use. 1832, The Practical Measurer, Containing the Uses of Logarithms, and Gunter's Scale:

Forms