decibel

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English

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Etymology

From deci- +‎ bel.

Pronunciation

Noun

decibel (plural decibels)

  1. 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.

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Noun

decibel m inan

  1. decibel (unit of sound intensity ratio)

Declension

Further reading

  • decibel”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • decibel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English decibel. Equivalent to deci- +‎ bel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːsiˌbɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧bel

Noun

decibel m (plural decibels, diminutive decibeltje n)

  1. decibel

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: desibèl

Hungarian

Etymology

Either deci- +‎ bel or internationalism.

Pronunciation

Noun

decibel (plural decibelek)

  1. decibel

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 Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), 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/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtʃibel, (traditional) -ɛl
  • Hyphenation: dè‧ci‧bel, (traditional) de‧ci‧bèl

Noun

decibel m (invariable)

  1. decibel

References

  1. ^ decibel in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧bel

Noun

decibel m (plural decibéis)

  1. decibel (a common measure of sound intensity)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French décibel.

Noun

decibel m (plural decibeli)

  1. decibel

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative decibel decibelul decibeli decibelii
genitive-dative decibel decibelului decibeli decibelilor
vocative decibelule decibelilor

Spanish

Noun

decibel m (plural decibeles)

  1. Alternative form of decibelio

Further reading