tenth

tenth
1. adjective
zehnt...; see also academic.ru/23567/eighth">eighth 1.
2. noun
(in sequence) zehnte, der/die/das; (in rank) Zehnte, der/die/das; (fraction) Zehntel, das; see also eighth 2.
* * *
noun
1) (one of ten equal parts.) das Zehntel
2) ((also adjective) the last of ten (people, things etc); the next after the ninth.) der/die/das Zehnte;zehnt
* * *
tenth
[ten(t)θ]
I. adj
1. (in sequence) zehnte(r, s)
you're the \tenth person to put your name down du bist der Zehnte, der sich einträgt
\tenth grade AM zehnte Klasse, die Zehnte; see also eighth I. 1
2. (in a race)
to be/come [or finish] \tenth [in a race] [bei einem Rennen] Zehnter sein/werden; see also eighth I. 2
II. n
1. (order)
the \tenth der/die/das Zehnte; see also eighth II. 1
2. (date)
the \tenth spoken der Zehnte
the 10th written der 10.; see also eighth II. 2
3. (fraction) Zehntel nt
4. MUS (interval) Dezime f; (chord) Dezimakkord m
III. adv inv zehntens
* * *
[tenɵ]
1. adj
(in series) zehnte(r, s)

a tenth part — ein Zehntel nt

2. n
(= fraction) Zehntel nt; (in series) Zehnte(r, s); (MUS) Dezime f → also sixth
See:
→ also sixth
* * *
tenth [tenθ]
A adj
1. zehnt(er, e, es):
in the tenth place zehntens, an zehnter Stelle
2. zehntel
B s
1. (der, die, das) Zehnte:
the tenth of May der 10. Mai
2. Zehntel n:
a tenth of a second eine Zehntelsekunde
3. HIST Zehnt m
4. MUS Dezime f (Intervall von 10 diatonischen Stufen):
tenth chord Dezimakkord m
* * *
1. adjective
zehnt...; see also eighth 1.
2. noun
(in sequence) zehnte, der/die/das; (in rank) Zehnte, der/die/das; (fraction) Zehntel, das; see also eighth 2.
* * *
adj.
zehnt adj.
zehnter adj.

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