Femminile

decade

Senso

Concetti

(Inglese)

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

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌdeːˈkaː.də/

Preso in prestito da francese

Affine tedesco

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.