dez

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See also: Dez, DEZ, dež, and dez-

Basque

Noun

dez

  1. instrumental indefinite of de

Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
100[a], [b], [c]
[a], [b], [c], [d], [e] ←  1  ←  9 10 11  → [a], [b] 20  → 
1[a], [b], [c], [d], [e]
    Cardinal: dez
    Ordinal: décimo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 10º
    Multiplier: décuplo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dez, from Latin decem.

Pronunciation

 

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Numeral

dez (indeclinable)

  1. ten

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese dez.

Numeral

dez

  1. ten (10)
    Coordinate terms: nóvi, onze

References

Portuguese

Portuguese numbers (edit)
100[a], [b]
 ←  1  ←  9 10 11  →  20  → 
1
    Cardinal: dez
    Ordinal: décimo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 10.º
    Multiplier: décuplo
    Fractional: décimo

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dez, from Latin decem (ten), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: dez

Numeral

dez m or f

  1. ten

Quotations

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Noun

dez m (invariable)

  1. ten

Quotations

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Adjective

dez (invariable)

  1. (Brazil, slang) awesome, amazing; very cool, very nice
    Você é dez!
    You are awesome!

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer, curinga