Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decima

/ˈdɛsɪmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: dec-i-ma
IPA: /ˈdɛsɪmə/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

noun

A tenth, particularly

noun

A tenth, particularly

Obsolete

noun

A tenth, particularly

noun

A 10-line verse or stanza, (chiefly) in the form of a song comprising an introductory verse followed by four such divisions.

Example Sentences

"He brandished his title as apostolic commissioner in court, and as supervisor of the papal decima in Tuscany."
"His album... dealt with the song form of Puerto Rican back-country troubadours, and it had a preoccupation with... the décima, a 10-line stanza with specific rhyme schemes."

Etymology

From Latin meaning "the tenth".

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: decima, décima

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɛsɪmə/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

decimas (plural) décima (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Nona Morta

Synonyms

tenth tithe double-tierce great-tierce

Rhymes With

prima hiroshima fukushima schema fema edema ema jemima emphysema pima sima cima

Questions

How do you pronounce decima?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛsɪmə/.
What does decima mean?: 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.
Where does decima come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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