deca-

/dɛkə-/

prefix

Ten.

“deca- + -gon → decagon”

Similar
decem-//deci-
OriginFrench déca- ← Late Latin decas ← Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás) →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. Ten.

    deca- + -gon → decagon

    Synonyms: decem-//deci-

  2. In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by ten. Symbol: da

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixTen.

Similar
decem-//deci-
Also see
decem-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-

Borrowed from French déca-, from Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).

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Translations

Bulgarian дека-, дека-
  • дека- (deka-)ten
  • дека- (deka-)used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Czech deseti-, deka-
  • deseti-ten
  • deka-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Dutch deca-, deca-
  • deca-ten
  • deca-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Finnish deka-, deka-
  • deka-ten
  • deka-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
French déca-, déca-
  • déca-ten
  • déca-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
German deka-, deka-
  • deka-ten
  • deka-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Greek δεκα-, δεκα-
  • δεκα- (deka-)ten
  • δεκα- (deka-)used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Hindi दश-
  • दश- (daś)ten
Hungarian deka-
  • deka-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Indonesian dasa-, deka-
  • dasa-ten
  • deka-ten
  • deka-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Malay deka-
  • deka-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Polish deka-, deka-
  • deka-ten
  • deka-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Portuguese deca-, deca-
  • deca-ten
  • deca-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Russian дека-, дека-
  • дека- (deka-)ten
  • дека- (deka-)used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Spanish deca-, deca-
  • deca-ten
  • deca-used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Thai ทศ-, เดคา-
  • ทศ- (tót-sà)ten
  • เดคา- (dee-kaa)used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Vietnamese đê-ca, đề-ca
  • đê-caused to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
  • đề-caused to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
Cite this entry
APA

deca-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deca-

MLA

“deca-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deca-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deca-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deca-.

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