decanal

English

Etymology 1

From French décanal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈkeɪn.əl/, /ˈdɛ.kə.nəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Adjective

decanal (comparative more decanal, superlative most decanal)

1. Pertaining to a dean or deanery.

   decanal side

   decanal stall

   the decanal role in the university

   • 1809, Ralph Churton, The Life of Alexander Nowell, Dean of St. Paul's, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 78:

     his rectorial as well as decanal residence

Derived terms

• subdecanal

Translations

pertaining to a dean or deanery

References

• “decanal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

From decane +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkənæl/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

decanal (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The aliphatic aldehyde, CH₃(CH₂)₈CHO, related to capric acid

Synonyms

• capraldehyde, capric aldehyde, caprinaldehyde

Translations

Translations

See also

• decanal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Candela, canaled, candela

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French décanal. By surface analysis, decan +‎ -al.

Adjective

decanal m or n (feminine singular decanală, masculine plural decanali, feminine and neuter plural decanale)

1. decanal

Declension

Declension of decanal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	decanal		decanală	decanali	decanale
	definite	decanalul		decanala	decanalii	decanalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	decanal		decanale	decanali	decanale
	definite	decanalului		decanalei	decanalilor	decanalelor