diez

See also: Diez and Díez

Aragonese

Aragonese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : diez

Alternative forms

• deu

Etymology

From Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

diez

1. ten

Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : diez     Ordinal : décimu
Asturian Wikipedia article on diez

Etymology

From Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

diez (indeclinable)

1. ten

Ladino

Alternative forms

• dies

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish diez, dies (“ten”), from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognates include French dix and Portuguese dez; more distantly Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), English ten, and German zehn.

Numeral

diez (Hebrew spelling דייז)

1. ten (10)
   • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎^[1], page 193:

     Le respondió la mama: "Diez dedos ay en las manos. Kada uno duele en la mizma manera? No! El diamante es para el diamante!"

     The mum replied, ‘There are ten fingers on the hands. Each one hurts the same way? No! The diamond is for the diamond!’

Derived terms

• diezimueve
• dieziocho
• diezisesh
• diezisiete

Related terms

• dekada
• diezena
• diezimuevén
• dieziochén
• dieziseshén
• diezisietén
• diezén

Latvian

Particle

diez

1. Use to add uncertainty to a statement

   Tas nav diez cik grūti. ― It is not all that difficult

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• dies

Numeral

diez

1. ten (10)

Descendants

• Ladino: dies, diez, דייז, דייס
• Spanish: diez
  • Tagalog: diyes

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “diez”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 192

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dièse.

Noun

diez m (plural diezi)

1. sharp (symbol)

Declension

Declension of diez

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	diez	diezul		diezi	diezii
genitive-dative	diez	diezului		diezi	diezilor
vocative	diezule			diezilor

Spanish

Spanish numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: diez     Ordinal: décimo     Ordinal abbreviation: 10.º     Multiplier: décuplo     Fractional: décimo
Spanish Wikipedia article on 10

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish diez (“ten”), from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognates include French dix and Portuguese dez; more distantly Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), English ten, and German zehn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈdjeθ/ [ˈd̪jeθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈdjes/ [ˈd̪jes]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -eθ
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: diez

Numeral

diez

1. ten

Derived terms

• Diez Mandamientos
• diez mil
• Diez Palabras
• diez-cuatro
• me cago en diez
• puros dieces

Related terms

• década
• decena
• decenio
• decimal
• décimo
• décuplo

Descendants

• → Tagalog: diyes

Noun

diez m (plural dieces)

1. (education, number grade) A (highest grade in testing)

   Este año voy a sacar puros dieces.

   This year I will get only As.

Derived terms

• rediez

See also

Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as	dos	tres	cuatro	cinco	seis	siete
ocho	nueve	diez	sota	reina	rey	comodín

Further reading

• “diez”, 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