deca

See also: DECA, déca, deçà, deca-, and déca-

English

Etymology

Clipping of decanoate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkə/
• Rhymes: -ɛkə
• Homophone: decker (non-rhotic)

Noun

deca (uncountable)

1. (bodybuilding slang) The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.

Derived terms

• deca dick

Esperanto

Etymology

From deci +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈdet͡sa]
• Rhymes: -et͡sa
• Hyphenation: de‧ca

Adjective

deca (accusative singular decan, plural decaj, accusative plural decajn)

1. fitting, proper

See also

• konvena
• taŭga

Italian

Etymology

From Latin decās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Hyphenation: dè‧ca

Noun

deca f (plural deche)

1. decade

   Synonym: decade

2. (obsolete) a 10,000 lire banknote

Further reading

• deca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• cade, ceda

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• djeca, đeca (Ijekavian)
• dica (Ikavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dětьca.

Noun

dèca n (Cyrillic spelling дѐца)

1. (collective) children

Declension

Declension of deca

	singular
nominative	dèca
genitive	dècē
dative	deci
accusative	decu
vocative	dȅco
locative	deci
instrumental	dècōm

For the singular sense, the word déte is used.