decimeter

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English

Etymology

deci- +‎ meter

Noun

decimeter (plural decimeters)

  1. US spelling of decimetre

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Danish

Etymology

deci- +‎ meter

Noun

decimeter c (singular definite decimeteren, plural indefinite decimeter)

  1. decimetre

Declension

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French décimètre. Equivalent to deci- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.siˌmeː.tər/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧me‧ter

Noun

decimeter m (plural decimeters, diminutive decimetertje n)

  1. decimetre: one tenth of a metre

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: desimeter

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛsɪˈmeːtɛr/, /ˈdɛsɪmeːtɛr/

Noun

decimeter c

  1. a decimetre

Usage notes

Indefinite form plural could also be decimetrar/decimetrars

Declension

Declension of decimeter 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative decimeter decimetern decimeter decimeterna
Genitive decimeters decimeterns decimeters decimeternas