-decim

See also: decim and dècim

Latin

Etymology

From decem (“ten”); compare the shortening of the -e- to an -i- with decimus (“tenth”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /de.kim/, [d̪ɛkɪ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.t͡ʃim/, [d̪et͡ʃim] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-decim (indeclinable)

1. -teen

Derived terms

• duodecim
• novendecim (rare)
• octōdecim (rare)
• quattuordecim
• quīndecim
• sēdecim
• septendecim
• trēdecim
• ūndecim

See also

• Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers