deca

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See also: DECA, déca, deçà, deca-, and déca-

English

Etymology

From deca-, from Latin decas (“ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás, “10”)

Pronunciation

Noun

deca (countable and uncountable, plural decas)

  1. (bodybuilding slang, uncountable) The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.
  2. (sports) Abbreviation of decathlon.

Coordinate terms

nandrolone decanoate

Derived terms

nandrolone decanoate

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

From deci +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

deca (accusative singular decan, plural decaj, accusative plural decajn)

  1. fitting, proper

See also

Italian

Etymology

From Latin decās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Hyphenation: dè‧ca

Noun

deca f (plural deche)

  1. decade
    Synonym: decade
  2. (obsolete) a 10,000 lire banknote

Further reading

  • deca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dětьca.

Noun

dèca n (Cyrillic spelling дѐца)

  1. (collective) children

Declension

Declension of deca
singular
nominative dèca
genitive dècē
dative deci
accusative decu
vocative dȅco
locative deci
instrumental dècōm

For the singular sense, the word déte is used.

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