decimus

See also: Decimus

Latin
Latin ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : decem
    Ordinal : decimus
    Adverbial : deciēns
    Multiplier : decemplex
    Distributive : dēnī

Alternative forms
  • decumus

Etymology

From decem (“ten”) + -us.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈde.ki.mus/, [ˈdɛ.kɪ.mʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.t͡ʃi.mus/, [ˈdeː.t͡ʃi.mus]

Numeral

decimus m (feminine decima, neuter decimum); first/second declension

  1. tenth; the ordinal number after nonus and before undecimus

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative decimus decima decimum decimī decimae decima
Genitive decimī decimae decimī decimōrum decimārum decimōrum
Dative decimō decimae decimō decimīs decimīs decimīs
Accusative decimum decimam decimum decimōs decimās decima
Ablative decimō decimā decimō decimīs decimīs decimīs
Vocative decime decima decimum decimī decimae decima

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • decimus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decimus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • decimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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