From Latin decennium, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns), from deciēs (“ten times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to decennial + -ium.
decennium (plural decenniums or decennia)
When decennium is used in place of the more common decade, it is generally employed to avoid the connection of decade with the set spans of ten year calendar periods whose last digits run from 0 to 9.
decennium n (singular definite decenniet, plural indefinite decennier)
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | decennium | decenniet | decennier | decennierne |
genitive | decenniums | decenniets | decenniers | decenniernes |
Borrowed from Latin decennium.
decennium n (plural decennia or decenniën or decenniums, diminutive decenniumpje n)
From decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (“-ium”); from decem (“ten”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).
decennium n (genitive decenniī or decennī); second declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | decennium | decennia |
Genitive | decenniī decennī1 |
decenniōrum |
Dative | decenniō | decenniīs |
Accusative | decennium | decennia |
Ablative | decenniō | decenniīs |
Vocative | decennium | decennia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
decennium
decennium n (definite singular decenniet, indefinite plural decennier, definite plural decennia or decenniene)
decennium n (definite singular decenniet, indefinite plural decennium, definite plural decennia)
decennium n
Declension of decennium | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | decennium | decenniet | decennier | decennierna |
Genitive | decenniums | decenniets | decenniers | decenniernas |