decenus

Latin

Etymology

From dec(em) +‎ -ēnus.

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃe.nus/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛːnus]

Numeral

decēnus (feminine decēna, neuter decēnum); first/second-declension numeral

1. (Late Latin) Alternative form of dēnus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (distributive, normally plural-only; short genitive plurals in -num preferred).

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	decēnus	decēna	decēnum		decēnī	decēnae	decēna
Genitive	decēnī	decēnae	decēnī		decēnum decēnōrum	decēnum decēnārum	decēnum decēnōrum
Dative	decēnō		decēnō		decēnīs
Accusative	decēnum	decēnam	decēnum		decēnōs	decēnās	decēna
Ablative	decēnō	decēnā	decēnō		decēnīs
Vocative	decēne	decēna	decēnum		decēnī	decēnae	decēna

Derived terms

• decēnārius

Descendants

• Catalan: desè, desé
• Spanish: deceno

From decēna:

• Catalan: dena f
• Spanish: decena f

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “decenus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC