-decim

See also: decim and dècim

Latin

Etymology

From decem (“ten”); compare the shortening of the -e- to an -i- with decimus (“tenth”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /de.kim/, [d̪ɛkɪ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.t͡ʃim/, [d̪et͡ʃim] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-decim (indeclinable)

-teen

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

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