decano

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Interlingua

Noun

decano (plural decanos)

  1. dean

Italian

Etymology 1

From Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (ten), from the one who was the leader of a group of ten.

Noun

decano m (plural decani)

  1. (religion) dean
  2. doyen

Etymology 2

From decile +‎ -ano.

Noun

decano m (plural decani)

  1. (organic chemistry) decane

Anagrams


Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

(deprecated template usage) decānō

  1. dative/ablative singular of decānus

References

  • decano”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decano in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • decano in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (ten). Doublet of deão, which was borrowed from Old French.

Noun

decano m (plural decanos)

  1. (ecclesiastical) dean (church dignitary)
    Synonym: deão

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

decano m (plural decanos)

  1. (organic chemistry) decane (aliphatic hydrocarbon isomer having the chemical formula C10H22)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (ten). Doublet of deán (dean), which was borrowed from Old French, and of the archaic or rare Spanish degano (head or administrator of a hacienda in the countryside), which was inherited.

Pronunciation

Noun

decano m (plural decanos, feminine decana, feminine plural decanas)

  1. senior, eldest person
  2. (organic chemistry) decane