-decim
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From decem (“ten”); compare the shortening of the -e- to an -i- with decimus (“tenth”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /de.kim/, [d̪ɛkɪ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.t͡ʃim/, [d̪et͡ʃim] (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix edit
-decim (indeclinable)
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- ūndecim
- duodecim
- tredecim
- quattuordecim
- quīndecim
- sēdecim
- septendecim
- octōdecim (rare)
- novendecim (rare)