decibel
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See also: décibel
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛsɪbɛl/, /ˈdɛsɪbəl/
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Noun
decibel (plural decibels)
- A common measure of sound intensity ratio that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = ⅒log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.
Translations
a common measure of sound intensity
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Czech
Noun
decibel m inan
- decibel (unit of sound intensity ratio)
Declension
Further reading
- decibel in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- decibel in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English decibel. Equivalent to deci- + bel.
Pronunciation
Noun
decibel m (plural decibels, diminutive decibeltje n)
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: desibèl
Hungarian
Etymology
Either deci- + bel or internationalism.
Pronunciation
Noun
decibel (plural decibelek)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | decibel | decibelek |
| accusative | decibelt | decibeleket |
| dative | decibelnek | decibeleknek |
| instrumental | decibellel | decibelekkel |
| causal-final | decibelért | decibelekért |
| translative | decibellé | decibelekké |
| terminative | decibelig | decibelekig |
| essive-formal | decibelként | decibelekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | decibelben | decibelekben |
| superessive | decibelen | decibeleken |
| adessive | decibelnél | decibeleknél |
| illative | decibelbe | decibelekbe |
| sublative | decibelre | decibelekre |
| allative | decibelhez | decibelekhez |
| elative | decibelből | decibelekből |
| delative | decibelről | decibelekről |
| ablative | decibeltől | decibelektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
decibelé | decibeleké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
decibeléi | decibelekéi |
| Possessive forms of decibel | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | decibelem | decibeljeim |
| 2nd person sing. | decibeled | decibeljeid |
| 3rd person sing. | decibelje | decibeljei |
| 1st person plural | decibelünk | decibeljeink |
| 2nd person plural | decibeletek | decibeljeitek |
| 3rd person plural | decibeljük | decibeljeik |
Further reading
- decibel in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English decibel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.t͡ʃi.bel/, (traditional) /de.t͡ʃiˈbɛl/
- Rhymes: -ɛtʃibel, (traditional) -ɛl
- Hyphenation: dè‧ci‧bel, (traditional) de‧ci‧bèl
Noun
decibel m (invariable)
References
- ^ decibel in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧ci‧bel
Noun
decibel m (plural decibéis)
- decibel (a common measure of sound intensity)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
decibel m (plural decibeli)
Declension
Declension of decibel
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) decibel | decibelul | (niște) decibeli | decibelii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) decibel | decibelului | (unor) decibeli | decibelilor |
| vocative | decibelule | decibelilor | ||
Spanish
Noun
decibel m (plural decibeles)
- Alternative form of decibelio
Further reading
- “decibel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014