Dekade

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French décade (period of ten days or years), from Latin decas, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás). In contemporary French décennie is standard for “ten years, decade”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈkaːdə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /d̥eˈkɑːd̥ɛ/ (Austria)
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  • Rhymes: -aːdə
  • Hyphenation: De‧ka‧de

Noun

Dekade f (genitive Dekade, plural Dekaden)

  1. (learned) decade (ten years)
    Synonyms: (usual) Jahrzehnt, (rare) Dezennium
    Coordinate terms: Jahrhundert, Jahrtausend, Millennium
    • 2017 November 22, Mohamed Amjahid, “Alter!”, in ZEITMagazin:
      Man ist noch nicht seit einer gefühlten Ewigkeit da. Ich stelle mir das so vor: In der vierten Dekade des Lebens geht man irgendwie alterslos durch die Welt.
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  2. (learned) ten days; a third of a month
    Die erste Junidekade war von ungewöhnlichen starken Regenfällen geprägt.
    The first ten days of June were characterised by unusually strong rainfall.
  3. (learned) decade (set or series of ten units)

Declension

Further reading

  • Dekade” in Duden online
  • Dekade” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Dekade” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon