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

• décime

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

• edemic

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

• IPA^(key): /deˈθime/ [d̪eˈθi.me] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /deˈsime/ [d̪eˈsi.me] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ime
• Syllabification: de‧ci‧me

Verb

decime

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

Tarantino

Adjective

decime

1. tenth