dizaine

French

Etymology

From dix +‎ -aine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.zɛn/

• Audio:

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Noun

dizaine f (plural dizaines)

1. a set of ten
2. about ten
   • 1894, Crafty, À travers Paris, page 28:

     On assure que les gens ordinairement doués sont, après une dizaine de leçons, en état de se diriger convenablement.

     It is assured that ordinarily gifted people are, after about ten lessons, in a position to properly direct themselves.

3. (in the plural) tens (in arithmetic)

Related terms

• centaine, cinquantaine, douzaine, huitaine, quarantaine, quinzaine, soixantaine, trentaine, vingtaine

Further reading

• “dizaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲɪˈzaɪ̯nʲɛ/

Noun

dizáine

1. locative/vocative singular of dizáinas (“design”)