𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰

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Cardinal: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (taihun)     Ordinal: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (taihunda)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tehundô, from Proto-Indo-European *dekm̥tós. Cognate to Old Norse tíundi and Ancient Greek δέκᾰτος (dékatos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.hun.da/

Adjective

𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 • (taihunda)

2. (hapax) the tenth
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 18.12:

     𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰.

     fasta twaim sinþam sabbataus jah afdailja taihundōn dail allis þizē gastalda.

     I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. (KJV)

Usage notes

Only attested as part of the phrase 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻 (afdailja taihundōn dail, literally “share the tenth part of”), translating ἀποδεκατῶ (apodekatô, “to give tithe of”).

Declension

N-stem, weak forms only
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 taihunda	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉 taihundō	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉 taihundō
Accusative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 taihundan	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 taihundōn	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉 taihundō
Genitive	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 taihundins	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 taihundōns	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 taihundins
Dative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 taihundin	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 taihundōn	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 taihundin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 taihundans	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 taihundōns	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 taihundōna
Accusative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 taihundans	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 taihundōns	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 taihundōna
Genitive	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 taihundanē	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍉 taihundōnō	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 taihundanē
Dative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 taihundam	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌼 taihundōm	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 taihundam

Derived terms

• 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (taihuntēweis, “ordered by tens; using a decimal system”)

Related terms

• 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (ahtautēhund)
• 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (niuntēhund)
• 𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (sibuntēhund)
• 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (taihun)
• 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (taihuntēhund)
• 𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌿𐍃 (tigus)
• 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (fidwōrtaihun)
• 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (fimftaihun)

 

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “T5. taihun”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 339
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 136