δεκάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from δέκᾰ (déka) + -ᾰ́ς (-ás); compare δυάς (duás), τριάς (triás), τετράς (tetrás), χιλιάς (khiliás), μυριάς (muriás). Formal similarities with Proto-Slavic *desętь, Lithuanian dešimt, Latvian desmit (dental suffix indicating collectivity).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δεκᾰ́ς • (dekás) f (genitive δεκᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. the number ten
  2. a group of ten, decade (i.e. ten of something, not necessarily years)

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: decade

References

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