detsimetra

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• dm (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дециметр (decimetr), equivalent to detsi- +‎ metra (“metre”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈdet͡siˌmetrɑ/, [ˈde̞t͡s̠ĭˌme̞tr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈdet͡siˌmetrɑ/, [ˈte̞t͡siˌme̞d̥rɑ]
• Rhymes: -etr, -etrɑ
• Hyphenation: det‧si‧met‧ra

Noun

detsimetra

1. decimetre
   • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by Mihailov and D. I. Efimov, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

     1 metra = 10 detsimetraa, 1 detsimetra = 10 santimetraa, 1 santimetra = 10 millimetraa;

     1 metre = 10 decimetres, 1 decimetre = 10 centimetres, 1 centimetre = 10 millimetres;

Declension

Declension of detsimetra (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	detsimetra	detsimetrat
genitive	detsimetran	detsimetroin
partitive	detsimetraa	detsimetroja
illative	detsimetraa	detsimetroi
inessive	detsimetraas	detsimetrois
elative	detsimetrast	detsimetroist
allative	detsimetralle	detsimetroille
adessive	detsimetraal	detsimetroil
ablative	detsimetralt	detsimetroilt
translative	detsimetraks	detsimetroiks
essive	detsimetranna, detsimetraan	detsimetroinna, detsimetroin
exessive1)	detsimetrant	detsimetroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• kvadrattidetsimetra