desimal

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English decimal, from Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem, ten + adjective suffix -alis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧si‧mal

Noun

desimal

1. A decimal point.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch decimaal, from French décimal, from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛˈsimal]
• Hyphenation: dè‧si‧mal
• Rhymes: -mal, -al, -l

Noun

dèsimal (plural desimal-desimal, first-person possessive desimalku, second-person possessive desimalmu, third-person possessive desimalnya)

1. decimal:
   1. A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.
   2. The decimal system itself.

Synonyms

• perpuluhan (Standard Malay)
• persepuluhan

Further reading

• “desimal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin decimalis, via French décimal (adjective); short form of desimaltall.

Noun

desimal m (definite singular desimalen, indefinite plural desimaler, definite plural desimalene)

1. (arithmetic) a decimal (decimal fraction)

Derived terms

• desimalkomma
• desimaltall

References

• “desimal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin decimalis, via French décimal (adjective); short form of desimaltal.

Noun

desimal m (definite singular desimalen, indefinite plural desimalar, definite plural desimalane)

1. (arithmetic) a decimal (decimal fraction)

Derived terms

• desimalkomma

References

• “desimal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.