decena

See also: Decena

Latin

Numeral

decena

1. inflection of decēnus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Numeral

decēnā

1. ablative feminine singular of decēnus

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈθena/ [d̪eˈθe.na] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /deˈsena/ [d̪eˈse.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: de‧ce‧na

Etymology 1

From Latin decēna, from decēni.

Noun

decena f (plural decenas)

1. ten (set of ten)

Related terms

• diez
• docena

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

decena

1. feminine singular of deceno

Further reading

• “deceno”, 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