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.

Coordinate terms

• Nona
• Morta

Anagrams

• McAdie, ice dam

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of Decimus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ki.ma/, [ˈd̪ɛkɪmä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.t͡ʃi.ma/, [ˈd̪ɛːt͡ʃimä]

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