See also: Dix and dix̂

French

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French numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: dix
    Ordinal: dixième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 10e, (now nonstandard) 10ème
    Multiplier: décuple

Etymology

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Inherited from Old French dis, from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. For the pronunciation compare six.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dis/ (independent)
  • IPA(key): /di.z‿/ (before modified word in a vowel or mute h)
  • IPA(key): /di/ (before modified word in a consonant or aspirate h)
  • Rhymes: -is

Numeral

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dix (invariable)

  1. ten

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: dis
  • Louisiana Creole: dis
  • Mauritian Creole: dis

See also

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Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text)
             
as deux trois quatre cinq six sept
             
huit neuf dix valet dame roi joker

Further reading

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Norman

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Norman cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : dix

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French dis, from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

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dix

  1. (Guernsey) ten