década

See also: decada and dècada

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdekada/ [ˈd̪e.ka.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ekada
• Hyphenation: dé‧ca‧da

Noun

década f (plural décaes)

1. decade (a period of ten years)

   Synonym: deceniu

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkada/ [ˈd̪ɛ.kɑ.ð̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛkada
• Hyphenation: dé‧ca‧da

Noun

década f (plural décadas)

1. decade

   Synonym: decenio

Further reading

• “década”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decādem, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ka.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ka.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ka.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.kɐ.dɐ/ [ˈdɛ.kɐ.ðɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛkɐdɐ, (most of Brazil) -ɛkadɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ɛkada
• Hyphenation: dé‧ca‧da

Noun

década f (plural décadas)

1. ten (set or group with ten elements)

   Synonyms: dezena, dezeno

2. decade

   Synonym: decénio

   a década de 1980 ― the 1980s

See also

• ano m
• século m
• milénio m

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decās, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdekada/ [ˈd̪e.ka.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ekada
• Syllabification: dé‧ca‧da

Noun

década f (plural décadas)

1. decade

   Synonym: decenio

   en la década de 1960 ― in the 1960s

See also

• año (“year”)
• siglo (“century”)

Further reading

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