decaliter

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Hellenic *dékə

Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă)

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs)

Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der.

Late Latin decasder.

French déca-bor.

English deca-

English liter

English decaliter

From deca- + liter.

Noun

decaliter (plural decaliters)

1. US spelling of decalitre.

Anagrams

• calderite, decalitre

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French décalitre. Equivalent to deca- +‎ liter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.kaːˌli.tər/

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• Hyphenation: de‧ca‧li‧ter

Noun

decaliter m (plural decaliters, no diminutive)

1. decalitre, decaliter (10 litre)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: dékalitêr
• → Papiamentu: dekaliter