Dekade

Meaning

1. (feminine, literary) decade (ten years)
2. (feminine, literary) ten days; a third of a month
3. (feminine, literary) decade (set or series of ten units)

Concepts

decade

decennium

ten-day period

ten days

group of ten

period of ten weeks

period of ten months

dekad

decennary

period of ten days

Synonyms

Jahrzehnt

Dezennium

zehn Jahre

zehn Tage

Zeitraum von zehn Tagen

decennium

Translations

década

décennie

decennio

δεκαετία

décade

decade

década

decade

decennium

decina

δεκάδα

dècada

decenio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deˈkaːdə/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: décade

In summary

Borrowed from French décade (“period of ten days or years”), from Latin decas, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás). In contemporary French décennie is standard for “ten years, decade”.