zehn

See also: Zehn

Bavarian

**Bavarian numbers ^(edit)**
^{[a], [b]} ← 1	^{[a], [b]} ← 9	10	11 → ^{[a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f]}
		1^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: zehn, zeah, zehne

Alternative forms

zehne
zeah

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡seːn/
- Audio: (file)
IPA^(key): /t͡seɐ̯/

Numeral

zehn

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

(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 Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic and Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”). Compare Dutch tien, Low German teihn, English ten, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (taihun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡seːn/
Audio: (file)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -eːn

Numeral

zehn

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

Coordinate terms

German cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	null	eins, (before a noun) ein	zwei	drei	vier	fünf	sechs	sieben	acht	neun
1—	zehn	elf	zwölf	dreizehn	vierzehn	fünfzehn	sechzehn	siebzehn	achtzehn	neunzehn
2—	zwanzig	einundzwanzig	zweiundzwanzig	dreiundzwanzig	vierundzwanzig	fünfundzwanzig	sechsundzwanzig	siebenundzwanzig	achtundzwanzig	neunundzwanzig
3—	Germany, Austria: dreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreissig	Germany, Austria: einunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: einunddreissig	Germany, Austria: zweiunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: zweiunddreissig	Germany, Austria: dreiunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreiunddreissig	Germany, Austria: vierunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: vierunddreissig	Germany, Austria: fünfunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: fünfunddreissig	Germany, Austria: sechsunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: sechsunddreissig	Germany, Austria: siebenunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: siebenunddreissig	Germany, Austria: achtunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: achtunddreissig	Germany, Austria: neununddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: neununddreissig
4—	vierzig	einundvierzig	zweiundvierzig	dreiundvierzig	vierundvierzig	fünfundvierzig	sechsundvierzig	siebenundvierzig	achtundvierzig	neunundvierzig
5—	fünfzig	einundfünfzig	zweiundfünfzig	dreiundfünfzig	vierundfünfzig	fünfundfünfzig	sechsundfünfzig	siebenundfünfzig	achtundfünfzig	neunundfünfzig
6—	sechzig	einundsechzig	zweiundsechzig	dreiundsechzig	vierundsechzig	fünfundsechzig	sechsundsechzig	siebenundsechzig	achtundsechzig	neunundsechzig
7—	siebzig	einundsiebzig	zweiundsiebzig	dreiundsiebzig	vierundsiebzig	fünfundsiebzig	sechsundsiebzig	siebenundsiebzig	achtundsiebzig	neunundsiebzig
8—	achtzig	einundachtzig	zweiundachtzig	dreiundachtzig	vierundachtzig	fünfundachtzig	sechsundachtzig	siebenundachtzig	achtundachtzig	neunundachtzig
9—	neunzig	einundneunzig	zweiundneunzig	dreiundneunzig	vierundneunzig	fünfundneunzig	sechsundneunzig	siebenundneunzig	achtundneunzig	neunundneunzig

German cardinal numbers from 100 onward

100: hundert, einhundert
10³: tausend, eintausend
10⁴: zehntausend (Myriade)
10⁶: Million (tausendmaltausend, tausendtausend)
10⁹: Milliarde
10¹²: Billion
10¹⁵: Billiarde
10¹⁸: Trillion
10²¹: Trilliarde
10²⁴: Quadrillion
10²⁷: Quadrilliarde
10³⁰: Quintillion
10³³: Quintilliarde
10³⁶: Sextillion
10³⁹: Sextilliarde
10⁴²: Septillion
10⁴⁵: Septilliarde
10⁴⁸: Oktillion
10⁵¹: Oktilliarde
10⁵⁴: Nonillion
10⁵⁷: Nonilliarde
10⁶⁰: Dezillion
10⁶³: Dezilliarde
10⁶⁶: Undezillion
10⁶⁹: Undezilliarde
10⁷²: Duodezillion
10⁷⁵: Duodezilliarde
10⁷⁸: Tredezillion
10⁸¹: Tredezilliarde
10⁸⁴: Quattuordezillion
10⁸⁷: Quattuordezilliarde
10⁹⁰: Quindezillion
10⁹³: Quindezilliarde
10⁹⁶: Sexdezillion
10⁹⁹: Sexdezilliarde
10¹⁰⁰: Googol
…
10¹²⁰: Vigintillion
10¹²³: Vigintilliarde
…

Derived terms

Zehn, Zehner, Zehntel, zehnte
zehnfach, zehneckig, zehntägig

Related terms

achtzehn (“eighteen”)
dreizehn (“thirteen”)
fünfzehn (“fifteen”)
neunzehn (“nineteen”)
obere Zehntausend
sechzehn (“sixteen”)
siebzehn (“seventeen”)
vierzehn (“fourteen”)

Hunsrik

**Hunsrik numbers ^(edit)**
		100^{[a], [b]}
^{[a], [b]} ← 1	← 9	10	11 →	20 →
		1^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: zehn Ordinal: zehnt

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun.^[1]

Cognate with German zehn and Luxembourgish zéng.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡seːn/
Rhymes: -eːn
Syllabification: zehn

Numeral

zehn

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

References

^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “zehn”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 180

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn). Compare Uyghur زېھىن (zëhin).

Noun

zehn (plural zehnlar)

intelligence, intellect
Synonym: zehniyat

Declension

Declension of *zehn*
	singular	plural
nominative	zehn	zehnlar
genitive	zehnning	zehnlarning
dative	zehnga	zehnlarga
definite accusative	zehnni	zehnlarni
locative	zehnda	zehnlarda
ablative	zehndan	zehnlardan
similative	zehndek	zehnlardek

Possessive forms of *zehn*
1^st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	zehnim	zehnlarim
genitive	zehnimning	zehnlarimning
dative	zehnimga	zehnlarimga
definite accusative	zehnimni	zehnlarimni
locative	zehnimda	zehnlarimda
ablative	zehnimdan	zehnlarimdan
similative	zehnimdek	zehnlarimdek

2^nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	zehning	zehnlaring
genitive	zehningning	zehnlaringning
dative	zehningga	zehnlaringga
definite accusative	zehningni	zehnlaringni
locative	zehningda	zehnlaringda
ablative	zehningdan	zehnlaringdan
similative	zehningdek	zehnlaringdek

3^rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	zehni	zehnlari
genitive	zehnining	zehnlarining
dative	zehniga	zehnlariga
definite accusative	zehnini	zehnlarini
locative	zehnida	zehnlarida
ablative	zehnidan	zehnlaridan
similative	zehnidek	zehnlaridek

1^st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	zehnimiz	zehnlarimiz
genitive	zehnimizning	zehnlarimizning
dative	zehnimizga	zehnlarimizga
definite accusative	zehnimizni	zehnlarimizni
locative	zehnimizda	zehnlarimizda
ablative	zehnimizdan	zehnlarimizdan
similative	zehnimizdek	zehnlarimizdek

2^nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	zehningiz	zehnlaringiz
genitive	zehningizning	zehnlaringizning
dative	zehningizga	zehnlaringizga
definite accusative	zehningizni	zehnlaringizni
locative	zehningizda	zehnlaringizda
ablative	zehningizdan	zehnlaringizdan
similative	zehningizdek	zehnlaringizdek

3^rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	zehni	zehnlari
genitive	zehnining	zehnlarining
dative	zehniga	zehnlariga
definite accusative	zehnini	zehnlarini
locative	zehnida	zehnlarida
ablative	zehnidan	zehnlaridan
similative	zehnidek	zehnlaridek

Derived terms

zehniy (“intellectual”)
zehnli (“intelligent”)
zehnsiz (“unintelligent”)

zehn

Bavarian

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Central Franconian

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German

Etymology

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Coordinate terms

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Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

Pronunciation

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References

Uzbek

Etymology

Noun

Declension

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Further reading