"deca-" meaning in English

See deca- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /dɛkə-/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deca-.wav Forms: dec- [alternative, before-vowel], deka- [alternative], dek- [alternative]
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- Borrowed from French déca-, from Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|fr:déca-<ety:der<la-lat:decas>>|tree=1}} 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-, {{bor+|en|fr|déca-}} Borrowed from French déca-, {{der|en|la-lat|decas||(set of) ten}} Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), {{der|en|grc|δεκάς}} Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás) Head templates: {{en-prefix}} deca-
  1. Ten. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: deci- Translations (ten): дэка- (deka-) (Belarusian), deseti- (Czech), deca- (Dutch), deka- (Finnish), déca- (French), deca- (Galician), deka- (German), δεκα- (deka-) (Greek), दश- (daś) (Hindi), dasa- (Indonesian), deka- (Indonesian), deka- (Polish), deca- (Portuguese), дека- (deka-) (Russian), deca- (Spanish), ทศ- (tót-sà) (Thai)
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  2. In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da Tags: morpheme Related terms: number Translations (used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10): дэка- (deka-) (Belarusian), deka- (Czech), deca- (Dutch), deka- (Finnish), déca- (French), deca- (Galician), deka- (German), δεκα- (deka-) (Greek), deka- (Hungarian), deka- (Indonesian), deka- (Malay), deka- (Polish), deca- (Portuguese), дека- (deka-) (Russian), deca- (Spanish), เดคา- (dee-kaa) (Thai), đê-ca (Vietnamese), đề-ca (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-deca--en-prefix-9sfGNoeu Disambiguation of 'used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10': 2 98

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *déḱm̥\nProto-Hellenic *dékə\nAncient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă)\nAncient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs)\nAncient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der.\nLate Latin decasder.\nFrench déca-bor.\nEnglish deca-\nBorrowed from French déca-, from Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dec-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deka-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dek-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "deca-",
      "name": "en-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "number"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "deca- + -gon → decagon",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ten."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Ten",
          "ten#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "deci-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "metric system",
          "metric system"
        ],
        [
          "unit",
          "unit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛkə-/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "lang_code": "be",
      "roman": "deka-",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "дэка-"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "deseti-"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "deca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "déca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "deca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "deka-",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "δεκα-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "daś",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "दश-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "dasa-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "deca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "deka-",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "дека-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "deca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "tót-sà",
      "sense": "ten",
      "word": "ทศ-"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "lang_code": "be",
      "roman": "deka-",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "дэка-"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "déca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "deka-",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "δεκα-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deka-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "deka-",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "дека-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "deca-"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "dee-kaa",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "เดคา-"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "đê-ca"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "đề-ca"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "number prefix"
  ],
  "word": "deca-"
}

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