δεκάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    Derived from δέκᾰ (dékă) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs); compare δυάς (duás), τριάς (triás), τετράς (tetrás), χιλιάς (khiliás), μυριάς (muriás). Formal similarities with Proto-Slavic *desętь, Lithuanian dešimt, Latvian desmit (dental suffix indicating collectivity).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    δεκᾰ́ς • (dekắs) f (genitive δεκᾰ́δος); third declension

    1. the number ten
    2. a group of ten, decade (i.e. ten of something, not necessarily years)

    Inflection

    Third declension of ἡ δεκᾰ́ς; τῆς δεκᾰ́δος (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ δεκᾰ́ς
    hē dekắs     		τὼ δεκᾰ́δε
    tṑ dekắde     		αἱ δεκᾰ́δες
    hai dekắdes
    Genitive τῆς δεκᾰ́δος
    tês dekắdos     		τοῖν δεκᾰ́δοιν
    toîn dekắdoin     		τῶν δεκᾰ́δων
    tôn dekắdōn
    Dative τῇ δεκᾰ́δῐ
    tēî dekắdĭ     		τοῖν δεκᾰ́δοιν
    toîn dekắdoin     		ταῖς δεκᾰ́σῐ / δεκᾰ́σῐν
    taîs dekắsĭ(n)
    Accusative τὴν δεκᾰ́δᾰ
    tḕn dekắdă     		τὼ δεκᾰ́δε
    tṑ dekắde     		τᾱ̀ς δεκᾰ́δᾰς
    tā̀s dekắdăs
    Vocative δεκᾰ́ς
    dekắs     		δεκᾰ́δε
    dekắde     		δεκᾰ́δες
    dekắdes
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

    Descendants

    • English: decade

    References

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