deca-

See also: deca, deçà, déca, and déca-

English

Alternative forms

• deka-

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δέκας (dékas), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).

SI prefix

da	Previous:	deci-
	Next:	hecto-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛkə-/

Prefix

deca-

1. Ten.

   decagon

2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with deca-

Translations

ten

• Czech: deseti-
• Dutch: deca- (nl)
• Finnish: deka- (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Galician: deca- (gl)
• Greek: δεκα- (deka-)
• Russian: дека- (ru) (deka-)

used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10

• Czech: deka- (cs)
• Dutch: deca- (nl)
• Finnish: deka- (fi)
• Galician: deca- (gl)
• Greek: δεκα- (deka-)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: deka- (hu)
• Indonesian: deka-
• Malay: deka-
• Russian: дека- (ru) (deka-)

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

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} дека- (deka-)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 十- (zh) (shí) (1)

• French: ^{(please verify)} déca- (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: ^{(please verify)} deka- (de)
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} デカ- (deka)
• Malay: ^{(please verify)} dasa-

See also

• deci-

Anagrams

• -cade, CEDA, Cade, aced, cade, dace, ecad

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Dutch

Etymology

From Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δέκας (dékas), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).

SI prefix

da	Previous:	deci-
	Next:	hecto-

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

deca-

1. deca-

Dutch terms prefixed with deca-

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Italian

Prefix

deca-

1. deca- (all senses)