decena

Numeral

decena

1. inflection of decēnus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Numeral

decēnā

1. ablative feminine singular of decēnus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deˈθena/ [d̪eˈθe.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deˈsena/ [d̪eˈse.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: de‧ce‧na

Etymology 1

From Latin decēna, from decēni.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “deceno”, 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