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See also: Deka, ɖeka, and deka-

Czech

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech deka, from Middle High German decke.[1]

Noun

deka f

  1. blanket (cloth)
  2. mullet (hairstyle)
Declension
Declension of deka (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative deka deky
genitive deky dek
dative dece dekám
accusative deku deky
vocative deko deky
locative dece dekách
instrumental dekou dekami
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of dekagram.

Noun

deka n pl (indeclinable)

  1. decagram

Noun

deka n

  1. inflection of deko:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “deka”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 113

Further reading

  • “deka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “deka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “deka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Esperanto

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    Cardinal: dek
    Ordinal: deka
    Adverbial: deke
    Multiplier: dekobla, dekopa
    Fractional: dekona, dekono

Etymology

dek +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Adjective

deka (accusative singular dekan, plural dekaj, accusative plural dekajn)

  1. (ordinal number) tenth

Hungarian

Etymology

Ellipsis of dekagramm.

Pronunciation

Noun

deka (plural dekák)

  1. (informal) decagram
    Synonyms: dekagramm, (abbreviation) dkg
    Coordinate terms: gramm, kilogramm

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative deka dekák
accusative dekát dekákat
dative dekának dekáknak
instrumental dekával dekákkal
causal-final dekáért dekákért
translative dekává dekákká
terminative dekáig dekákig
essive-formal dekaként dekákként
essive-modal — —
inessive dekában dekákban
superessive dekán dekákon
adessive dekánál dekáknál
illative dekába dekákba
sublative dekára dekákra
allative dekához dekákhoz
elative dekából dekákból
delative dekáról dekákról
ablative dekától dekáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		dekáé dekáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		dekáéi dekákéi
Possessive forms of deka
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dekám dekáim
2nd person sing. dekád dekáid
3rd person sing. dekája dekái
1st person plural dekánk dekáink
2nd person plural dekátok dekáitok
3rd person plural dekájuk dekáik

Derived terms

Further reading

  • deka 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).

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /dəkaʔ/

Verb

deka

  1. to wish, to intend, to want
  2. (modal auxiliary) will, shall, must

Usage notes

The verb is often shortened as ka in casual contexts (e.g conversations).

Japanese

Romanization

deka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of でか

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German decke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdɛka/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈdɛka/

Noun

deka f

  1. blanket

Declension

Declension of deka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative deka decě deky
genitive deky dekú dek
dative decě dekama dekám
accusative deku decě deky
vocative deko decě deky
locative decě dekú dekách
instrumental dekú dekama dekami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: deka

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Decke.

Pronunciation

Noun

deka f

  1. (Kuyavia) quilt; blanket

Further reading

  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “deka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 269

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From earlier dedka, from deda +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /děːka/
  • Hyphenation: de‧ka

Noun

déka m (Cyrillic spelling де́ка)

  1. (hypocoristic) grandfather, grandpa
Declension
Declension of deka
singular plural
nominative deka deke
genitive deke deka
dative deki dekama
accusative deku deke
vocative deko deke
locative deki dekama
instrumental dekom dekama

Etymology 2

From German Decke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dêka/
  • Hyphenation: de‧ka

Noun

dȅka f (Cyrillic spelling де̏ка)

  1. (chiefly Croatia) blanket
    Synonym: ćȅbe
Declension
Declension of deka
singular plural
nominative dȅka deke
genitive deke dȇkā
dative deki dekama
accusative deku deke
vocative deko deke
locative deki dekama
instrumental dekom dekama

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dek.

Verb

-deka

  1. to set (the table)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dek.

Verb

-déka

  1. (transitive) to lay (a table)

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukudeka
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukudeka ukungadeki
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular deka -deke
Plural dekani -dekeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyadeka, ngideka engidekayo, engideka ngideka angideki engingadeki ngingadeki
2nd singular uyadeka, udeka odekayo, odeka udeka awudeki ongadeki ungadeki
1st plural siyadeka, sideka esidekayo, esideka sideka asideki esingadeki singadeki
2nd plural niyadeka, nideka enidekayo, enideka nideka anideki eningadeki ningadeki
Class 1 uyadeka, udeka odekayo, odeka edeka akadeki ongadeki engadeki
Class 2 bayadeka, badeka abadekayo, abadeka bedeka abadeki abangadeki bengadeki
Class 3 uyadeka, udeka odekayo, odeka udeka awudeki ongadeki ungadeki
Class 4 iyadeka, ideka edekayo, edeka ideka ayideki engadeki ingadeki
Class 5 liyadeka, lideka elidekayo, elideka lideka alideki elingadeki lingadeki
Class 6 ayadeka, adeka adekayo, adeka edeka awadeki angadeki engadeki
Class 7 siyadeka, sideka esidekayo, esideka sideka asideki esingadeki singadeki
Class 8 ziyadeka, zideka ezidekayo, ezideka zideka azideki ezingadeki zingadeki
Class 9 iyadeka, ideka edekayo, edeka ideka ayideki engadeki ingadeki
Class 10 ziyadeka, zideka ezidekayo, ezideka zideka azideki ezingadeki zingadeki
Class 11 luyadeka, ludeka oludekayo, oludeka ludeka aludeki olungadeki lungadeki
Class 14 buyadeka, budeka obudekayo, obudeka budeka abudeki obungadeki bungadeki
Class 15 kuyadeka, kudeka okudekayo, okudeka kudeka akudeki okungadeki kungadeki
Class 17 kuyadeka, kudeka okudekayo, okudeka kudeka akudeki okungadeki kungadeki
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngidekile, ngidekē engidekile, engidekē ngidekile, ngidekē angidekanga engingadekanga ngingadekanga
2nd singular udekile, udekē odekile, odekē udekile, udekē awudekanga ongadekanga ungadekanga
1st plural sidekile, sidekē esidekile, esidekē sidekile, sidekē asidekanga esingadekanga singadekanga
2nd plural nidekile, nidekē enidekile, enidekē nidekile, nidekē anidekanga eningadekanga ningadekanga
Class 1 udekile, udekē odekile, odekē edekile, edekē akadekanga ongadekanga engadekanga
Class 2 badekile, badekē abadekile, abadekē bedekile, bedekē abadekanga abangadekanga bengadekanga
Class 3 udekile, udekē odekile, odekē udekile, udekē awudekanga ongadekanga ungadekanga
Class 4 idekile, idekē edekile, edekē idekile, idekē ayidekanga engadekanga ingadekanga
Class 5 lidekile, lidekē elidekile, elidekē lidekile, lidekē alidekanga elingadekanga lingadekanga
Class 6 adekile, adekē adekile, adekē edekile, edekē awadekanga angadekanga engadekanga
Class 7 sidekile, sidekē esidekile, esidekē sidekile, sidekē asidekanga esingadekanga singadekanga
Class 8 zidekile, zidekē ezidekile, ezidekē zidekile, zidekē azidekanga ezingadekanga zingadekanga
Class 9 idekile, idekē edekile, edekē idekile, idekē ayidekanga engadekanga ingadekanga
Class 10 zidekile, zidekē ezidekile, ezidekē zidekile, zidekē azidekanga ezingadekanga zingadekanga
Class 11 ludekile, ludekē oludekile, oludekē ludekile, ludekē aludekanga olungadekanga lungadekanga
Class 14 budekile, budekē obudekile, obudekē budekile, budekē abudekanga obungadekanga bungadekanga
Class 15 kudekile, kudekē okudekile, okudekē kudekile, kudekē akudekanga okungadekanga kungadekanga
Class 17 kudekile, kudekē okudekile, okudekē kudekile, kudekē akudekanga okungadekanga kungadekanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngādeka engādeka ngādeka angidekanga engingadekanga ngingadekanga
2nd singular wādeka owādeka wādeka awudekanga ongadekanga ungadekanga
1st plural sādeka esādeka sādeka asidekanga esingadekanga singadekanga
2nd plural nādeka enādeka nādeka anidekanga eningadekanga ningadekanga
Class 1 wādeka owādeka ādeka akadekanga ongadekanga engadekanga
Class 2 bādeka abādeka bādeka abadekanga abangadekanga bengadekanga
Class 3 wādeka owādeka wādeka awudekanga ongadekanga ungadekanga
Class 4 yādeka eyādeka yādeka ayidekanga engadekanga ingadekanga
Class 5 lādeka elādeka lādeka alidekanga elingadekanga lingadekanga
Class 6 ādeka ādeka ādeka awadekanga angadekanga engadekanga
Class 7 sādeka esādeka sādeka asidekanga esingadekanga singadekanga
Class 8 zādeka ezādeka zādeka azidekanga ezingadekanga zingadekanga
Class 9 yādeka eyādeka yādeka ayidekanga engadekanga ingadekanga
Class 10 zādeka ezādeka zādeka azidekanga ezingadekanga zingadekanga
Class 11 lwādeka olwādeka lwādeka aludekanga olungadekanga lungadekanga
Class 14 bādeka obādeka bādeka abudekanga obungadekanga bungadekanga
Class 15 kwādeka okwādeka kwādeka akudekanga okungadekanga kungadekanga
Class 17 kwādeka okwādeka kwādeka akudekanga okungadekanga kungadekanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingadeka — ngingadeka ngingedeke — ngingedeke
2nd singular ungadeka — ungadeka ungedeke — ungedeke
1st plural singadeka — singadeka singedeke — singedeke
2nd plural ningadeka — ningadeka ningedeke — ningedeke
Class 1 angadeka — engadeka angedeke — engedeke
Class 2 bangadeka — bengadeka bangedeke — bengedeke
Class 3 ungadeka — ungadeka ungedeke — ungedeke
Class 4 ingadeka — ingadeka ingedeke — ingedeke
Class 5 lingadeka — lingadeka lingedeke — lingedeke
Class 6 angadeka — engadeka angedeke — engedeke
Class 7 singadeka — singadeka singedeke — singedeke
Class 8 zingadeka — zingadeka zingedeke — zingedeke
Class 9 ingadeka — ingadeka ingedeke — ingedeke
Class 10 zingadeka — zingadeka zingedeke — zingedeke
Class 11 lungadeka — lungadeka lungedeke — lungedeke
Class 14 bungadeka — bungadeka bungedeke — bungedeke
Class 15 kungadeka — kungadeka kungedeke — kungedeke
Class 17 kungadeka — kungadeka kungedeke — kungedeke
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizodeka engizodeka ngizodeka angizudeka engingezudeka ngingezudeka
2nd singular uzodeka ozodeka uzodeka awuzudeka ongezudeka ungezudeka
1st plural sizodeka esizodeka sizodeka asizudeka esingezudeka singezudeka
2nd plural nizodeka enizodeka nizodeka anizudeka eningezudeka ningezudeka
Class 1 uzodeka ozodeka ezodeka akazudeka ongezudeka engezudeka
Class 2 bazodeka abazodeka bezodeka abazudeka abangezudeka bengezudeka
Class 3 uzodeka ozodeka uzodeka awuzudeka ongezudeka ungezudeka
Class 4 izodeka ezodeka izodeka ayizudeka engezudeka ingezudeka
Class 5 lizodeka elizodeka lizodeka alizudeka elingezudeka lingezudeka
Class 6 azodeka azodeka ezodeka awazudeka angezudeka engezudeka
Class 7 sizodeka esizodeka sizodeka asizudeka esingezudeka singezudeka
Class 8 zizodeka ezizodeka zizodeka azizudeka ezingezudeka zingezudeka
Class 9 izodeka ezodeka izodeka ayizudeka engezudeka ingezudeka
Class 10 zizodeka ezizodeka zizodeka azizudeka ezingezudeka zingezudeka
Class 11 luzodeka oluzodeka luzodeka aluzudeka olungezudeka lungezudeka
Class 14 buzodeka obuzodeka buzodeka abuzudeka obungezudeka bungezudeka
Class 15 kuzodeka okuzodeka kuzodeka akuzudeka okungezudeka kungezudeka
Class 17 kuzodeka okuzodeka kuzodeka akuzudeka okungezudeka kungezudeka
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyodeka engiyodeka ngiyodeka angiyudeka engingeyudeka ngingeyudeka
2nd singular uyodeka oyodeka uyodeka awuyudeka ongeyudeka ungeyudeka
1st plural siyodeka esiyodeka siyodeka asiyudeka esingeyudeka singeyudeka
2nd plural niyodeka eniyodeka niyodeka aniyudeka eningeyudeka ningeyudeka
Class 1 uyodeka oyodeka eyodeka akayudeka ongeyudeka engeyudeka
Class 2 bayodeka abayodeka beyodeka abayudeka abangeyudeka bengeyudeka
Class 3 uyodeka oyodeka uyodeka awuyudeka ongeyudeka ungeyudeka
Class 4 iyodeka eyodeka iyodeka ayiyudeka engeyudeka ingeyudeka
Class 5 liyodeka eliyodeka liyodeka aliyudeka elingeyudeka lingeyudeka
Class 6 ayodeka ayodeka eyodeka awayudeka angeyudeka engeyudeka
Class 7 siyodeka esiyodeka siyodeka asiyudeka esingeyudeka singeyudeka
Class 8 ziyodeka eziyodeka ziyodeka aziyudeka ezingeyudeka zingeyudeka
Class 9 iyodeka eyodeka iyodeka ayiyudeka engeyudeka ingeyudeka
Class 10 ziyodeka eziyodeka ziyodeka aziyudeka ezingeyudeka zingeyudeka
Class 11 luyodeka oluyodeka luyodeka aluyudeka olungeyudeka lungeyudeka
Class 14 buyodeka obuyodeka buyodeka abuyudeka obungeyudeka bungeyudeka
Class 15 kuyodeka okuyodeka kuyodeka akuyudeka okungeyudeka kungeyudeka
Class 17 kuyodeka okuyodeka kuyodeka akuyudeka okungeyudeka kungeyudeka
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngideke ngingadeki
2nd singular udeke ungadeki
1st plural sideke singadeki
2nd plural nideke ningadeki
Class 1 adeke angadeki
Class 2 badeke bangadeki
Class 3 udeke ungadeki
Class 4 ideke ingadeki
Class 5 lideke lingadeki
Class 6 adeke angadeki
Class 7 sideke singadeki
Class 8 zideke zingadeki
Class 9 ideke ingadeki
Class 10 zideke zingadeki
Class 11 ludeke lungadeki
Class 14 budeke bungadeki
Class 15 kudeke kungadeki
Class 17 kudeke kungadeki
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngadeka ngangadeka, angadeka, angangadeka
2nd singular wadeka wangadeka, awadeka, awangadeka
1st plural sadeka sangadeka, asadeka, asangadeka
2nd plural nadeka nangadeka, anadeka, anangadeka
Class 1 wadeka wangadeka, akadeka, akangadeka
Class 2 badeka bangadeka, abadeka, abangadeka
Class 3 wadeka wangadeka, awadeka, awangadeka
Class 4 yadeka yangadeka, ayadeka, ayangadeka
Class 5 ladeka langadeka, aladeka, alangadeka
Class 6 adeka angadeka, awadeka, awangadeka
Class 7 sadeka sangadeka, asadeka, asangadeka
Class 8 zadeka zangadeka, azadeka, azangadeka
Class 9 yadeka yangadeka, ayadeka, ayangadeka
Class 10 zadeka zangadeka, azadeka, azangadeka
Class 11 lwadeka lwangadeka, alwadeka, alwangadeka
Class 14 badeka bangadeka, abadeka, abangadeka
Class 15 kwadeka kwangadeka, akwadeka, akwangadeka
Class 17 kwadeka kwangadeka, akwadeka, akwangadeka

References

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