decaan

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deːˈkaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧caan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin decānus. Doublet of deken, an earlier loan from the same source.

Noun

decaan m (plural decanen, diminutive decaantje n)

  1. dean
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • decanaat
  • schooldecaan
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: dekaan
  • → Indonesian: dekan
  • → Papiamentu: dekan

Etymology 2

From dec- +‎ -aan.

Noun

decaan n (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) decane
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