decano

Interlingua

Noun

decano (plural decanos)

1. dean

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈka.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: de‧cà‧no

Etymology 1

From Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”), from the one who was the leader of a group of ten.

Noun

decano m (plural decani)

1. (religion) dean
2. doyen

Related terms

• dieci

Etymology 2

From decile +‎ -ano.

Noun

decano m (plural decani)

1. (organic chemistry) decane

Related terms

• decile

Anagrams

• caendo, cedano

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [dɛˈkaː.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [deˈkaː.no]

Noun

decānō

1. dative/ablative singular of decānus

References

• “decano”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “decano”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• decano in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈkɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈkɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈka.nu/

• Hyphenation: de‧ca‧no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of deão, which was borrowed from Old French.

Noun

decano m (plural decanos)

1. (ecclesiastical) dean (church dignitary)

   Synonym: deão

Related terms

• dez

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

decano m (plural decanos)

1. (organic chemistry) decane (aliphatic hydrocarbon isomer having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂)

Further reading

• “decano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “decano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of deán (“dean”), which was borrowed from Old French, and of the archaic or rare Spanish degano (“head or administrator of a hacienda in the countryside”), which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈkano/ [d̪eˈka.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: de‧ca‧no

Noun

decano m (plural decanos, feminine decana, feminine plural decanas)

1. senior, eldest person
2. (organic chemistry) decane

Related terms

• deán
• degano
• diez

Further reading

• “decano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024