deca

See also: DECA, déca, deçà, deca-, and déca-

English

Etymology

Clipping of decanoate.

Pronunciation

Noun

deca (uncountable)

  1. (bodybuilding slang) The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.

Derived terms

Esperanto

Etymology

From deci +‎ -a.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈdet͡sa]
  • Rhymes: -et͡sa
  • Hyphenation: de‧ca

Adjective

deca (accusative singular decan, plural decaj, accusative plural decajn)

  1. fitting, proper

See also

Italian

Etymology

From Latin decās.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Hyphenation: dè‧ca

Noun

deca f (plural deche)

  1. decade
    Synonym: decade
  2. (obsolete) a 10,000 lire banknote

Further reading
  • deca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dětьca.

Noun

dèca n (Cyrillic spelling дѐца)

  1. (collective) children

Declension
Declension of deca
singular
nominative dèca
genitive dècē
dative deci
accusative decu
vocative dȅco
locative deci
instrumental dècōm

For the singular sense, the word déte is used.

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