decade

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) a décade, 'week' of ten days in the French republican calendar; hence any ten consecutive days
2. (feminine) a set of ten book volumes, as part of a larger opus
3. (feminine, uncommon) a decade, period of ten years

Sinonieme

decennium

dekade

tiental

jaartien

Vertalings

decade

Dekade

década

decênio

década

decenio

dècada

decenni

décennie

decennio

Jahrzehnt

decade

δεκαετία

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌdeːˈkaː.də/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Frans: décade

Verwante met Duits: Dekade

In summary

Borrowed from French décade (“period of ten days”), cognate with German Dekade etc. In the sense “period of ten days” influenced by English decade; this meaning is seldom found outside poor translations from English.