decuplus

Latin
Latin numbers (edit)
100[a], [b], [c]
[a], [b] ←  1 [a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f], [g], [h] ←  9 X
10		 11  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f]
1[a], [b]
    Cardinal: decem
    Ordinal: decimus
    Adverbial: deciēs, deciēns
    Multiplier: decuplus, decuplex, decemplus, decemplex
    Distributive: dēnus
    Fractional: decima, decimus

Etymology

From decem (“ten”) +‎ -plus (“-fold”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

decuplus (feminine decupla, neuter decuplum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. tenfold

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative decuplus decupla decuplum decuplī decuplae decupla
Genitive decuplī decuplae decuplī decuplōrum decuplārum decuplōrum
Dative decuplō decuplō decuplīs
Accusative decuplum decuplam decuplum decuplōs decuplās decupla
Ablative decuplō decuplā decuplō decuplīs
Vocative decuple decupla decuplum decuplī decuplae decupla

Descendants

All borrowed.

  • English: decuple
  • French: décuple
  • Italian: decuplo
  • Portuguese: décuplo
  • Spanish: décuplo

References
  • “decuplus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decuplus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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