δέκατος

Ancient Greek

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Cardinal: δέκᾰ (déka)     Ordinal: δέκᾰτος (dékatos)     Adverbial: δεκᾰ́κῐς (dekákis)     Collective: δεκᾰ́ς (dekás)

Etymology

From δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) +‎ -τος (-tos, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dé.ka.tos/ → /ˈðe.ka.tos/ → /ˈðe.ka.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dé.ka.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ka.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.ka.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.ka.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.ka.tos/

Adjective

δέκᾰτος • (dékatos) m (feminine δεκᾰ́τη, neuter δέκᾰτον); first/second declension

1. tenth (ordinal number)
2. one tenth (fraction)

Declension

First and second declension of δέκᾰτος; δεκᾰ́τη; δέκᾰτον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δέκᾰτος dékatos	δεκᾰ́τη dekátē	δέκᾰτον dékaton		δεκᾰ́τω dekátō	δεκᾰ́τᾱ dekátā	δεκᾰ́τω dekátō		δέκᾰτοι dékatoi	δέκᾰται dékatai	δέκᾰτᾰ dékata
Genitive		δεκᾰ́του dekátou	δεκᾰ́της dekátēs	δεκᾰ́του dekátou		δεκᾰ́τοιν dekátoin	δεκᾰ́ταιν dekátain	δεκᾰ́τοιν dekátoin		δεκᾰ́των dekátōn	δεκᾰ́των dekátōn	δεκᾰ́των dekátōn
Dative		δεκᾰ́τῳ dekátōi	δεκᾰ́τῃ dekátēi	δεκᾰ́τῳ dekátōi		δεκᾰ́τοιν dekátoin	δεκᾰ́ταιν dekátain	δεκᾰ́τοιν dekátoin		δεκᾰ́τοις dekátois	δεκᾰ́ταις dekátais	δεκᾰ́τοις dekátois
Accusative		δέκᾰτον dékaton	δεκᾰ́την dekátēn	δέκᾰτον dékaton		δεκᾰ́τω dekátō	δεκᾰ́τᾱ dekátā	δεκᾰ́τω dekátō		δεκᾰ́τους dekátous	δεκᾰ́τᾱς dekátās	δέκᾰτᾰ dékata
Vocative		δέκᾰτε dékate	δεκᾰ́τη dekátē	δέκᾰτον dékaton		δεκᾰ́τω dekátō	δεκᾰ́τᾱ dekátā	δεκᾰ́τω dekátō		δέκᾰτοι dékatoi	δέκᾰται dékatai	δέκᾰτᾰ dékata
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δεκᾰ́τως dekátōs				δεκᾰτώτερος dekatṓteros				δεκᾰτώτᾰτος dekatṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “δέκατος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δέκατος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δέκατος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δέκατος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δέκατος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δέκατος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “δέκατος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G1182 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • tenth idem, page 862.

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek δέκατος (dékatos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈðe.ka.tos/
• Hyphenation: δέ‧κα‧τος

Numeral

δέκατος • (dékatos) m (feminine δέκατη or δεκάτη, neuter δέκατο) (numeral adjective)

1. tenth, 10th

   Ο Οκτώβριος είναι ο δέκατος μήνας του έτους.

   O Októvrios eínai o dékatos mínas tou étous.

   October is the tenth month of the year.

Declension

Declension of δέκατος

number  case \ gender	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	δέκατος •	δέκατη •	δέκατο •	δέκατοι •	δέκατες •	δέκατα •
genitive	δέκατου •	δέκατης •	δέκατου •	δέκατων •	δέκατων •	δέκατων •
accusative	δέκατο •	δέκατη •	δέκατο •	δέκατους •	δέκατες •	δέκατα •
vocative	δέκατε •	δέκατη •	δέκατο •	δέκατοι •	δέκατες •	δέκατα •

Related terms

• αποδεκατίζω (apodekatízo, “decimate”) & related
• δέκατα m pl (dékata, “low-grade fever”)
• δεκάτη f (dekáti, “tax of one tenth”) (historical)
• δέκατο m (dékato, “one tenth, ¹⁄₁₀”)

• and see: δέκα (déka, “ten”)

See also

• Greek number and measurement