decimare

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.t͡ʃiˈma.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧mà‧re

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin decimāre.

Verb

decimàre (first-person singular present dècimo, first-person singular past historic decimài, past participle decimàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to decimate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From decimo +‎ -are.

Verb

decimàre (first-person singular present dècimo, first-person singular past historic decimài, past participle decimàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) Alternative form of addecimare (to tithe)
Conjugation

Etymology 3

From de- +‎ cima +‎ -are.

Verb

decimàre (first-person singular present decìmo, first-person singular past historic decimài, past participle decimàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to cut the top off of (something)
Conjugation

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

decimāre

  1. inflection of decimō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian

Etymology

From decima +‎ -re.

Noun

decimare f (plural decimări)

  1. decimation

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative decimare decimarea decimări decimările
genitive-dative decimări decimării decimări decimărilor
vocative decimare, decimareo decimărilor