deci-
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛsɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Prefix
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deci-
- A tenth part.
- In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-1. Symbol: d
Usage notes
- Units formed using this prefix are not often used in official scientific contexts. For example, "1 dm" (one decimetre) would be written as "100 mm" or "0.1 m".
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with deci-
Translations
one tenth (1/10)
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See also
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɛt͡sɪ ]
Prefix
deci-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “deci-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- deci- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
Etymology
Prefix
deci-
Derived terms
Danish terms prefixed with deci-
References
- “deci-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French déci-, from Latin decimus (“tenth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː.si/
Audio: (file)
Prefix
deci-
Dutch terms prefixed with deci-
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin deci(mus) (“tenth”), from decem (“ten”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛt͡si]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: de‧ci
Prefix
deci-
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Italian
Prefix
deci-
Derived terms
Italian terms prefixed with deci-
Anagrams
Portuguese
Prefix
deci-
- deci- (10-1)