decennis

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Noun

decennis

1. plural of decenni

Latin

Etymology

From deciēs (“ten times”) +‎ annus (“year”) +‎ -is (“forming compound adjectives”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deˈken.nis/, [d̪ɛˈkɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃen.nis/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛnːis]

Adjective

decennis (neuter decenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. decennial, of ten years, lasting ten years, ten years old

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	decennis	decenne		decennēs	decennia
Genitive	decennis			decennium
Dative	decennī			decennibus
Accusative	decennem	decenne		decennēs decennīs	decennia
Ablative	decennī			decennibus
Vocative	decennis	decenne		decennēs	decennia

Coordinate terms

• vicennis, tricennis

Derived terms

• decennium
• decennālis

 

Descendants

• Italian: decenne

References

• “decennis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press