diezmo

See also: diezmó

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms
  • diezmoh

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diezmo, from Latin decimus (“tenth”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tiˈjeːs.moʔ]

Noun

diezmo (inanimate)

  1. (Christianity) tithe

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decimus (“tenth”), from decem (“ten”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdjet͡s.mo]

Noun

diezmo m (plural diezmos)

  1. tithe
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2r. a.
      e abraam a el diol el diez / mo. de todo lo q́ aduzie.
      And Abraham gave him the tithe of all he had wrought.

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish diezmo, from Latin decimus (“tenth”), from decem (“ten”). Doublet of the borrowed décimo.

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈdjeθmo/, [ˈd̪jeθ̬mo]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈdjesmo/, [ˈd̪jezmo]

Noun

diezmo m (plural diezmos)

  1. tithe

Adjective

diezmo (feminine singular diezma, masculine plural diezmos, feminine plural diezmas)

  1. (archaic) tenth

Derived terms
  • diezmal
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