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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːˈkaːn/
- 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)
- dean
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From dec- + -aan.
Noun
decaan n (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) decane