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See also: décibel
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛsɪbɛl/, /ˈdɛsɪbəl/
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Noun[edit]
decibel (plural decibels)
- A common measure of sound intensity ratio that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = ⅒log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.
Translations[edit]
a common measure of sound intensity
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Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
decibel m inan
- decibel (unit of sound intensity ratio)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- decibel in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- decibel in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English decibel. Equivalent to deci- + bel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
decibel m (plural decibels, diminutive decibeltje n)
Descendants[edit]
- → Papiamentu: desibèl
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either deci- + bel or internationalism.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
decibel (plural decibelek)
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | decibel | decibelek |
accusative | decibelt | decibeleket |
dative | decibelnek | decibeleknek |
instrumental | decibellel | decibelekkel |
causal-final | decibelért | decibelekért |
translative | decibellé | decibelekké |
terminative | decibelig | decibelekig |
essive-formal | decibelként | decibelekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | decibelben | decibelekben |
superessive | decibelen | decibeleken |
adessive | decibelnél | decibeleknél |
illative | decibelbe | decibelekbe |
sublative | decibelre | decibelekre |
allative | decibelhez | decibelekhez |
elative | decibelből | decibelekből |
delative | decibelről | decibelekről |
ablative | decibeltől | decibelektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
decibelé | decibeleké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
decibeléi | decibelekéi |
Possessive forms of decibel | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | decibelem | decibeljeim |
2nd person sing. | decibeled | decibeljeid |
3rd person sing. | decibelje | decibeljei |
1st person plural | decibelünk | decibeljeink |
2nd person plural | decibeletek | decibeljeitek |
3rd person plural | decibeljük | decibeljeik |
Further reading[edit]
- decibel in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English decibel.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.t͡ʃi.bel/, (traditional) /de.t͡ʃiˈbɛl/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛtʃibel, (traditional) -ɛl
- Hyphenation: dè‧ci‧bel, (traditional) de‧ci‧bèl
Noun[edit]
decibel m (invariable)
References[edit]
- ^ decibel in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: de‧ci‧bel
Noun[edit]
decibel m (plural decibéis)
- decibel (a common measure of sound intensity)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
decibel m (plural decibeli)
Declension[edit]
Declension of decibel
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) decibel | decibelul | (niște) decibeli | decibelii |
genitive/dative | (unui) decibel | decibelului | (unor) decibeli | decibelilor |
vocative | decibelule | decibelilor |
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
decibel m (plural decibeles)
- Alternative form of decibelio
Further reading[edit]
- “decibel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛtʃibel
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛtʃibel/3 syllables
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛl/3 syllables
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