"decas" meaning in Latin

See decas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈdɛ.kas] [Classical-Latin], [ˈdɛː.kas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:der|grc:δεκάς<id:ten>|id=decade}}, {{der|la|grc|δεκάς|}} Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás) Head templates: {{la-noun|decas/decad<3>|g=f}} decas f (genitive decadis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|decas/decad<3>}} Forms: decadis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], decas [nominative, singular], decadēs [nominative, plural], decadis [genitive, singular], decadum [genitive, plural], decadī [dative, singular], decadibus [dative, plural], decadem [accusative, singular], decadēs [accusative, plural], decade [ablative, singular], decadibus [ablative, plural], decas [singular, vocative], decadēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a decade (period of ten years) Tags: declension-3, feminine

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "af",
      "raw_tags": [
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    {
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    },
    {
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      "word": "década"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Bavarian",
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      ],
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    },
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
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    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
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      "word": "décade"
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    },
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      "lang_code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "lv",
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        "borrowed"
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    {
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      "lang_code": "mk",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "lang_code": "ms",
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      ],
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    {
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    {
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    {
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    {
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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "dekada"
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    {
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "raw_tags": [
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    {
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      "lang_code": "sh",
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      ],
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      "lang_code": "sk",
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        "borrowed"
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        "borrowed"
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      "lang_code": "sv",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "lang_code": "tl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "lang_code": "cy",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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      },
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      "name": "etymon"
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        "4": ""
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "decadis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "decadibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "decadēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "decas/decad<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "decas/decad<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Time",
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        "a decade (period of ten years)"
      ],
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          "ten"
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        "feminine"
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      "ipa": "[ˈdɛ.kas]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈdɛː.kas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    {
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        "borrowed"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Asturian",
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      "word": "década"
    },
    {
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      ],
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      ],
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    {
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        "borrowed"
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
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    },
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "dekada"
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      "word": "década"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "lang_code": "su",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "dékade"
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    {
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      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "lang_code": "tl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "dekada"
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      "lang_code": "uk",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
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      "lang_code": "cy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decadēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "decas/decad<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "decas f (genitive decadis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "decas/decad<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:Time"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a decade (period of ten years)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decade",
          "decade"
        ],
        [
          "ten",
          "ten"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɛ.kas]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɛː.kas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decas"
}

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