decime

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛˈsiːm/

Etymology 1

From Latin decima (“a tenth; a tithing”).

Noun

decime (plural decimes)

  1. (historical, law, obsolete) Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England)

Etymology 2

From French décime (“a tenth; a decime”)

Alternative forms

Noun

decime (plural decimes)

  1. (historical) A French coin minted from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, valued at one-tenth of a franc.
  2. (informal) A 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value.

Interlingua

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈde.tsi.me/

Adjective

decime

  1. tenth

Italian

Noun

decime f

  1. plural of decima

Latin

Numeral

decime

  1. vocative masculine singular of decimus

Tarantino

Adjective

decime

  1. tenth
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.