dix

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See also: Dix and dix̂

French[edit]

French numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: dix
    Ordinal: dixième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 10e, (now nonstandard) 10ème
    Multiplier: décuple

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French dis, from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. For the pronunciation compare six.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dis/ (independent)
    • (file)
    • (Quebec) IPA(key): [d͡zɪs]
    • (Louisiana) IPA(key): [d͡ʒis]
  • IPA(key): /di.z‿/ (before modified word in a vowel or mute h)
  • IPA(key): /di/ (before modified word in a consonant or aspirate h)
  • Rhymes: -is

Numeral[edit]

dix (invariable)

  1. ten

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: dis
  • Louisiana Creole: dis
  • Mauritian Creole: dis

See also[edit]

Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text)
as deux trois quatre cinq six sept
huit neuf dix valet dame roi joker

Further reading[edit]

Norman[edit]

Norman cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : dix

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French dis, from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral[edit]

dix

  1. (Guernsey) ten