deca-

See also: deca, deçà, déca, and déca-

English

Alternative forms

• dec- (before a vowel)
• deka-

Etymology

From French déca-, its etymon Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), and also their etymon Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).

SI prefix

da	Previous:	deci-
	Next:	hecto-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛkə-/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Prefix

Latin number prefix

10	Previous:	nona-
	Next:	undeca-

Greek number prefix

10	Previous:	ennea-
	Next:	hendeca-

deca-

1. Ten.

   Synonym: deci- (Latin-derived counterpart)

   decagon

2. In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with deca-

decade

decadic

decaampere

decangle

decangular

decarch

decadarchy

decathlete

decathlon

decabillion

decabillionaire

decaborane

decaborate

decacalcium

decacarbide

decacarbonate

decacarbonyl

decachloride

decachlorobiphenyl

decacopper

decacore

decacorn

decacyclic

decacanth

decachotomy

decamillennial

decafluoride

decaglycine

decagon

decagram

decagramme

decare

decahedral

decahedron

decaheme

decahistidine

decahydrate

decahydride

decahydroisoquinoline

decahydronaphthalene

decahydroquinoline

decahydroxy

decillion

decakatal

decaketide

decalead

decalingual

decaliter

decalitre

decalobate

decalogy

decalumen

decamer

decameride

decameter

decamethonium

decametre

decamillennium

decamillion

decamillionaire

decamired

decanitride

decanormal

decanucleotide

decaose

decaoxide

decaoxo

decaparsec

decapartite

decapeptide

decaphosphate

decaphosphorus

decaplet

decaploid

decaploidy

decapod

decapoise

decapolar

decomino

decaprenyl

decarepeat

decasaccharide

decasecond

decasepalous

decasodium

decastere

decastyle

decasulfide

decasulphide

decasyllabic

decasyllabicity

decasyllable

tessaradecad

tesseradecade

decatetraene

decatonic

decatungsten

decavalent

decavanadate

decawatt

Translations

ten

• Belarusian: дэка- (deka-)
• Czech: deseti-
• Dutch: deca- (nl)
• Finnish: deka- (fi)
• French: déca- (fr)
• Galician: deca- (gl)
• Greek: δεκα- (deka-)
• Hindi: दश- (daś)
• Indonesian: dasa-, deka-
• Polish: deka- (pl)
• Portuguese: deca- (pt)
• Russian: дека- (ru) (deka-)
• Thai: ทศ- (th) (tót-sà)

used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10

• Belarusian: дэка- (deka-)
• Czech: deka- (cs)
• Dutch: deca- (nl)
• Finnish: deka- (fi)
• French: déca- (fr)
• Galician: deca- (gl)
• Greek: δεκα- (deka-)
• Hungarian: deka- (hu)
• Indonesian: deka-
• Malay: deka- (ms)
• Polish: deka- (pl)
• Portuguese: deca- (pt)
• Russian: дека- (ru) (deka-)
• Thai: เดคา- (dee-kaa)
• Vietnamese: đê-ca, đề-ca

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} дека- (deka-)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 十- (zh) (shí) (1)

• German: ^{(please verify)} deka- (de)
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} デカ- (deka)
• Malay: ^{(please verify)} dasa-

See also

• Thesaurus:number

Anagrams

• -cade, CEDA, Cade, aced, cade, dace, ecad

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French déca-, based on Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).

SI prefix

da	Previous:	deci-
	Next:	hecto-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.kaː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

deca-

1. deca-

Dutch terms prefixed with deca-

decagram

decaliter

decameter

decaseconde

Italian

Prefix

deca-

1. deca- (all senses)

Anagrams

• cade, ceda