deca-

See also: deca, deçà, déca, and déca-

English

Alternative forms

• dec- (before a vowel)
• deka-

Etymology

From Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).

SI prefix

da	Previous:	deci-
	Next:	hecto-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛkə-/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Prefix

Latin number prefix

10	Previous:	nona-
	Next:	undeca-

Greek number prefix

10	Previous:	ennea-
	Next:	hendeca-

deca-

1. Ten.

   decagon

2. In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with deca-

Translations

ten

• Belarusian: дэка- (deka-)
• Czech: deseti-
• Dutch: deca- (nl)
• Finnish: deka- (fi)
• Galician: deca- (gl)
• Greek: δεκα- (deka-)
• Indonesian: dasa-, deka-
• Polish: deka- (pl)
• Russian: дека- (ru) (deka-)
• Thai: ทศ- (th) (tót-sà)

used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10

• Belarusian: дэка- (deka-)
• Czech: deka- (cs)
• Dutch: deca- (nl)
• Finnish: deka- (fi)
• Galician: deca- (gl)
• Greek: δεκα- (deka-)
• Hungarian: deka- (hu)
• Indonesian: deka-
• Malay: deka- (ms)
• Polish: deka- (pl)
• Russian: дека- (ru) (deka-)
• Thai: เดคา- (dee-kaa)

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Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} дека- (deka-)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 十- (zh) (shí) (1)

• French: ^{(please verify)} déca- (fr)
• German: ^{(please verify)} deka- (de)
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} デカ- (deka)
• Malay: ^{(please verify)} dasa-

See also

• deci-
• Thesaurus:number

Anagrams

• -cade, CEDA, Cade, aced, cade, dace, ecad

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French déca-, based on Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).

SI prefix

da	Previous:	deci-
	Next:	hecto-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.kaː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

deca-

1. deca-

Dutch terms prefixed with deca-

Italian

Prefix

deca-

1. deca- (all senses)

Anagrams

• cade, ceda