Decima

See also: decima, décima, and dècima

English

Etymology

From Latin meaning "the tenth".

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛsɪmə/

Proper noun

Decima

  1. (Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.

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Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of Decimus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Decima f (genitive Decimae, masculine Decimus); first declension

  1. a feminine praenomen
  2. (Roman mythology) Decima, the goddess that presides over accouchements
    Synonym: Lachesis (one of the three Fates)

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Decima Decimae
genitive Decimae Decimārum
dative Decimae Decimīs
accusative Decimam Decimās
ablative Decimā Decimīs
vocative Decima Decimae

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