decime

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈsiːm/
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Etymology 1

From Latin decima (a tenth; a tithing). By surface analysis, dec- +‎ -ime. Doublet of decim, decima, and dime.

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). Doublet of decim, decima, and dime.

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.

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

decime

  1. inflection of decimar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

Verb

decime

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of decir combined with me

Tarantino

Adjective

decime

  1. tenth