deca-
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French déca-, from Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /dɛkə-/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Prefix
[edit]deca-
- Ten.
- In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]ten
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used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “deca-, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]| da | Previous: | deci- |
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| Next: | hecto- |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French déca-, from Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]deca-
Derived terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).
Prefix
[edit]deca-
Anagrams
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]| da | Previous: | deci- |
|---|---|---|
| Next: | hecto- |
Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: de‧ca-
Prefix
[edit]deca-
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “deca-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “deca-”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
- “deca-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “deca-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).
Prefix
[edit]deca-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “deca-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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