deci-

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

English

Etymology

From Latin decimus (“tenth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛsɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Prefix

SI prefix

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deci-

1. A tenth part.
2. In the metric system, 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 terms prefixed with deci-

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

 

Translations

one tenth (1/10)

• Belarusian: дэцы- (decy-)
• 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-
• Ingrian: detsi-
• 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-
• Thai: เดซิ- (dee-sí-)

See also

• deca-

Anagrams

• -cide, Dice, cedi, dice, iced

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛt͡sɪ ]

Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with deci-

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

From Latin decimus.

Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with deci-

References

• “deci-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.si/

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

Dutch terms prefixed with deci-

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-

   ‎deci- + ‎méter (“meter”) → ‎deciméter (“decimeter”)

Derived terms

• decibel
• decigramm
• deciliter
• deciméter

 

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

Italian

Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with deci-

Anagrams

• cedi, dice

Portuguese

Prefix

deci-

1. deci- (10^-1)