deci-

See also: deci, decí, déci, dęci, and déci-

English

Etymology

From Latin decimus (“tenth”)

Prefix

SI prefix

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deci-

1. A tenth part.
2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10^-1. Symbol: d

Usage notes

• Units formed using this prefix are not often used in official scientific contexts. For example, "1 dm" (one decimetre) would be written as "100 mm" or "0.1 m".

Derived terms

English words prefixed with deci-

• decibel
• decigram, decigramme
• decilitre, deciliter
• decimetre, decimeter

Translations

one tenth (1/10)

• Chinese: 分- (fēn-)
• Czech: deci- (cs)
• Danish: deci-
• Dutch: deci- (nl)
• Faroese: desi-
• Finnish: desi- (fi)
• French: déci- (fr)
• Galician: deci- (gl)
• German: dezi-
• Hindi: दशि- (daśi-)
• Hungarian: deci- (hu)

• Indonesian: desi-
• Italian: deci-
• Japanese: デシ- (deshi)
• Malay: desi-
• Marathi: दशि- (daśi-)
• Nepali: दशि- (daśi-)
• Polish: decy-
• Portuguese: deci- (pt)
• Russian: деци- (ru) (deci-)
• Swedish: deci- (sv)
• Tagalog: kapul-

See also

• deca-

Anagrams

• -cide, Dice, cedi, dice, iced

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Czech

Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

Derived terms

Czech words prefixed with deci-

Further reading

• deci- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• deci- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin decimus.

Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

Derived terms

Danish words prefixed with deci-

References

• “deci-” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French déci-, from Latin decimus (“tenth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.si/

• Audio

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Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

Dutch words prefixed with deci-

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin deci(mus) (“tenth”), from decem (“ten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛt͡si]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: de‧ci

Prefix

deci-

1. (noun prefix) deci-

   méter (“meter”) → deciméter (“decimeter”)

Derived terms

• decibel
• decigramm
• deciliter
• deciméter

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

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Italian

Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

Derived terms

Italian words prefixed with deci-

Anagrams

• cedi, dice

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Portuguese

Prefix

deci-

1. deci- (10^-1)