"decem" meaning in Latin

See decem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: [ˈdɛ.kẽː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈdɛː.t͡ʃem] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *dekem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognates include Sanskrit दश (daśa), Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (taihun) and Old English tīen (English ten). Etymology templates: {{dercat|la|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|la|ine|déḱm̥}}, {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*dekem<id:ten>|id=ten}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*dekem}} Proto-Italic *dekem, {{der|la|ine-pro|*déḱm̥}} Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥, {{cog|sa|दश}} Sanskrit दश (daśa), {{cog|grc|δέκα}} Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), {{cog|got|𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽}} Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (taihun), {{cog|ang|tīen}} Old English tīen Head templates: {{la-num-noun|decem|indecl=1|type=card}} decem (indeclinable)
  1. ten; 10 Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-decem-la-num-VDrJOOgN Categories (other): Latin cardinal numbers, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ten Derived forms: decanus, december, decemiugis, decemmodius, decempeda, decempedātor, decemplex, decemplicātus, decemvir, decemvirālis, decennis, -decim, decima, decimō, decimus, decuplus
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