deka-

See also: deka and ɖeka

English

Prefix

deka-

1. Alternative spelling of deca- (“ten”).
2. Uncommon spelling of deca- (“in the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by ten”).

   dekagram / dekagramme, dekaliter / dekalitre, dekameter / dekametre

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with deka-

dekad

dekadarchy

dekagram

dekagramme

dekastere

dekeract

tetrakaideka-

triskaideka-

Anagrams

• Dake, Deak, Kade, aked, kade

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛka ]

Prefix

deka-

1. deca-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with deka-

dekagram

Further reading

• “deka-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• deka- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English deca-), ultimately from Late Latin decas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdekɑ-/, [ˈde̞kɑ̝-]

Prefix

deka-

1. deca-

Further reading

• “deka-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• kade

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέκα (déka, “ten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛkɒ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: de‧ka

Prefix

deka-

1. (noun prefix) deka-, deca-

   ‎deka- + ‎gramm (“gram”) → ‎dekagramm (“decagram”)

Derived terms

• dekagramm

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch deca-, from French déca-, from Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δέκας (dékas), from δέκα (déka, “ten”). Doublet of dasa-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛka]
• Hyphenation: dè‧ka

Prefix

dèka

1. deca- (“ten”)

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with deka-

dekagram

dekaliter

dekameter

Further reading

• “deka-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English deca-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [de.ka-]
• Hyphenation: de‧ka-

Prefix

deka- (Jawi spelling ديکا-)

1. (unproductive) deca-

   dekagon ― decagon

Derived terms

Malay terms prefixed with deka-

dekagon

dekagram

Further reading

• "deka-" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "deka-" at PRPM first version)

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Hellenic *dékə

Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă)

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs)

Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der.

Latin decasder.

Polish deka-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Syllabification: de‧ka-
• Homophone: deka

Prefix

deka-

1. deca-

   ‎deka- + ‎gram → ‎dekagram

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with deka-

dekagram

heksadekan

heptadekan

nonadekan

oktadekan

tetradekan

tridekan

See also

• decy-

Further reading

• “deka-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)