decano
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decano (plural decanos)
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Etymology 1 edit
From Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”), from the one who was the leader of a group of ten.
Noun edit
decano m (plural decani)
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Etymology 2 edit
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decano m (plural decani)
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Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deˈkaː.noː/, [d̪ɛˈkäːnoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈka.no/, [d̪eˈkäːno]
Noun edit
decānō
References edit
- “decano”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decano in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- decano in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: de‧ca‧no
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of deão, which was borrowed from Old French.
Noun edit
decano m (plural decanos)
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Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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decano m (plural decanos)
- (organic chemistry) decane (aliphatic hydrocarbon isomer having the chemical formula C10H22)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of deán (“dean”), which was borrowed from Old French, and of the archaic or rare Spanish degano (“head or administrator of a hacienda in the countryside”), which was inherited.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
decano m (plural decanos, feminine decana, feminine plural decanas)
- senior, eldest person
- (organic chemistry) decane
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Further reading edit
- “decano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014