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Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /dekaˈdɛnθja/
- IPA(key): (seseo) /dekaˈdɛnsja/
- IPA(key): (standard) /dekaˈdenθja/
- IPA(key): (seseo) /dekaˈdensja/
- Hyphenation: de‧ca‧den‧cia
Noun
decadencia f (plural decadencias)
- decline, decay (deterioration of condition)
- decadence (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration)
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin decadentia, from decadens, or possibly through French décadence, cf. Italian decadenza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /dekaˈdenθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /dekaˈdensja/
- Rhymes: -enθja
- Rhymes: -ensja
- Syllabification: de‧ca‧den‧cia
Noun
decadencia f (plural decadencias)
- decline, decay (deterioration of condition)
- decadence (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration)
Further reading