deka

deka

See also: Deka, ɖeka, and deka-

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧ka
  • Rhymes: -ɛka

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech deka, from Middle High German decke.[1]

Noun

deka f

  1. blanket (cloth)
  2. mullet (hairstyle)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of dekagram.

Noun

deka n pl (indeclinable)

  1. decagram

Noun

deka n

  1. inflection of deko:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

References

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968), “deka”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 113

Further reading

Esperanto

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    Cardinal: dek
    Ordinal: deka
    Adverbial: deke
    Multiplier: dekobla, dekopa
    Fractional: dekona, dekono

Etymology

dek +‎ -a

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeka/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Audio 3:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Syllabification: de‧ka

Adjective

deka (accusative singular dekan, plural dekaj, accusative plural dekajn)

  1. (ordinal number) tenth

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

Ellipsis of dekagramm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛkɒ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧ka
  • Rhymes: -kɒ

Noun

deka (plural dekák)

  1. (informal) decagram
    Synonyms: dekagramm, (abbreviation) dkg
    Coordinate terms: gramm, kilogramm

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative deka dekák
accusative dekát dekákat
dative dekának dekáknak
instrumental dekával dekákkal
causal-final dekáért dekákért
translative dekává dekákká
terminative dekáig dekákig
essive-formal dekaként dekákként
essive-modal
inessive dekában dekákban
superessive dekán dekákon
adessive dekánál dekáknál
illative dekába dekákba
sublative dekára dekákra
allative dekához dekákhoz
elative dekából dekákból
delative dekáról dekákról
ablative dekától dekáktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
dekáé dekáké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
dekáéi dekákéi
Possessive forms of deka
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dekám dekáim
2nd person sing. dekád dekáid
3rd person sing. dekája dekái
1st person plural dekánk dekáink
2nd person plural dekátok dekáitok
3rd person plural dekájuk dekáik

Derived terms

Further reading

  • deka in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • deka in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəkaʔ/

Verb

deka

  1. to wish, to intend, to want
  2. (modal auxiliary) will, shall, must

Usage notes

The verb is often shortened as ka in casual contexts (e.g. conversations).

Japanese

Romanization

deka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of でか

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German decke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdɛka/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈdɛka/

Noun

deka f

  1. blanket

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: deka

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Syllabification: de‧ka
  • Homophone: deka-

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from German Decke.

    Noun

    deka f

    1. (Kuyavia) quilt; blanket
    2. (Sieradz, baking) synonym of blacha
    3. (music) rim, rib (outer wall of the sound box or casing of a musical instrument such as a piano or violin)
    Declension

    Etymology 2

    Clipping of dekagram.

    Noun

    deka n (indeclinable)

    1. (colloquial) decagram
      Synonym: deko

    Further reading

    • deka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • deka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
    • Oskar Kolberg (1867), “deka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 269
    • Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “deka”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 191

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology 1

    From earlier dedka, from deda +‎ -ka.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /děːka/
    • Hyphenation: de‧ka

    Noun

    déka m anim (Cyrillic spelling де́ка)

    1. (hypocoristic) grandfather, grandpa
    Declension
    Declension of deka
    singular plural
    nominative deka deke
    genitive deke deka
    dative deki dekama
    accusative deku deke
    vocative deko deke
    locative deki dekama
    instrumental dekom dekama

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from German Decke.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dêka/
    • Hyphenation: de‧ka

    Noun

    dȅka f (Cyrillic spelling де̏ка)

    1. (chiefly Croatia) blanket
      Synonym: ćȅbe
    Declension
    Declension of deka
    singular plural
    nominative dȅka deke
    genitive deke dȇkā
    dative deki dekama
    accusative deku deke
    vocative deko deke
    locative deki dekama
    instrumental dekom dekama

    Swazi

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Afrikaans dek.

    Verb

    -deka

    1. to set (the table)

    Inflection

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Zulu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Afrikaans dek.

    Verb

    -déka

    1. (transitive) to lay (a table)

    Inflection

    tone L (infinitive ukudeka)
    positive negative
    infinitive ukudeka ukungadeki
    imperative
    simple + object concord
    singular deka -deke
    plural dekani -dekeni
    present
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngiyadeka, ngideka engidekayo, engideka ngideka angideki engingadeki ngingadeki
    2nd singular uyadeka, udeka odekayo, odeka udeka awudeki ongadeki ungadeki
    1st plural siyadeka, sideka esidekayo, esideka sideka asideki esingadeki singadeki
    2nd plural niyadeka, nideka enidekayo, enideka nideka anideki eningadeki ningadeki
    class 1 uyadeka, udeka odekayo, odeka edeka akadeki ongadeki engadeki
    class 2 bayadeka, badeka abadekayo, abadeka bedeka abadeki abangadeki bengadeki
    class 3 uyadeka, udeka odekayo, odeka udeka awudeki ongadeki ungadeki
    class 4 iyadeka, ideka edekayo, edeka ideka ayideki engadeki ingadeki
    class 5 liyadeka, lideka elidekayo, elideka lideka alideki elingadeki lingadeki
    class 6 ayadeka, adeka adekayo, adeka edeka awadeki angadeki engadeki
    class 7 siyadeka, sideka esidekayo, esideka sideka asideki esingadeki singadeki
    class 8 ziyadeka, zideka ezidekayo, ezideka zideka azideki ezingadeki zingadeki
    class 9 iyadeka, ideka edekayo, edeka ideka ayideki engadeki ingadeki
    class 10 ziyadeka, zideka ezidekayo, ezideka zideka azideki ezingadeki zingadeki
    class 11 luyadeka, ludeka oludekayo, oludeka ludeka aludeki olungadeki lungadeki
    class 14 buyadeka, budeka obudekayo, obudeka budeka abudeki obungadeki bungadeki
    class 15 kuyadeka, kudeka okudekayo, okudeka kudeka akudeki okungadeki kungadeki
    class 17 kuyadeka, kudeka okudekayo, okudeka kudeka akudeki okungadeki kungadeki
    recent past
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngidekile, ngidekē engidekile, engidekē ngidekile, ngidekē angidekanga engingadekanga ngingadekanga
    2nd singular udekile, udekē odekile, odekē udekile, udekē awudekanga ongadekanga ungadekanga
    1st plural sidekile, sidekē esidekile, esidekē sidekile, sidekē asidekanga esingadekanga singadekanga
    2nd plural nidekile, nidekē enidekile, enidekē nidekile, nidekē anidekanga eningadekanga ningadekanga
    class 1 udekile, udekē odekile, odekē edekile, edekē akadekanga ongadekanga engadekanga
    class 2 badekile, badekē abadekile, abadekē bedekile, bedekē abadekanga abangadekanga bengadekanga
    class 3 udekile, udekē odekile, odekē udekile, udekē awudekanga ongadekanga ungadekanga
    class 4 idekile, idekē edekile, edekē idekile, idekē ayidekanga engadekanga ingadekanga
    class 5 lidekile, lidekē elidekile, elidekē lidekile, lidekē alidekanga elingadekanga lingadekanga
    class 6 adekile, adekē adekile, adekē edekile, edekē awadekanga angadekanga engadekanga
    class 7 sidekile, sidekē esidekile, esidekē sidekile, sidekē asidekanga esingadekanga singadekanga
    class 8 zidekile, zidekē ezidekile, ezidekē zidekile, zidekē azidekanga ezingadekanga zingadekanga
    class 9 idekile, idekē edekile, edekē idekile, idekē ayidekanga engadekanga ingadekanga
    class 10 zidekile, zidekē ezidekile, ezidekē zidekile, zidekē azidekanga ezingadekanga zingadekanga
    class 11 ludekile, ludekē oludekile, oludekē ludekile, ludekē aludekanga olungadekanga lungadekanga
    class 14 budekile, budekē obudekile, obudekē budekile, budekē abudekanga obungadekanga bungadekanga
    class 15 kudekile, kudekē okudekile, okudekē kudekile, kudekē akudekanga okungadekanga kungadekanga
    class 17 kudekile, kudekē okudekile, okudekē kudekile, kudekē akudekanga okungadekanga kungadekanga
    remote past
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngādeka engādeka ngādeka angidekanga engingadekanga ngingadekanga
    2nd singular wādeka owādeka wādeka awudekanga ongadekanga ungadekanga
    1st plural sādeka esādeka sādeka asidekanga esingadekanga singadekanga
    2nd plural nādeka enādeka nādeka anidekanga eningadekanga ningadekanga
    class 1 wādeka owādeka ādeka akadekanga ongadekanga engadekanga
    class 2 bādeka abādeka bādeka abadekanga abangadekanga bengadekanga
    class 3 wādeka owādeka wādeka awudekanga ongadekanga ungadekanga
    class 4 yādeka eyādeka yādeka ayidekanga engadekanga ingadekanga
    class 5 lādeka elādeka lādeka alidekanga elingadekanga lingadekanga
    class 6 ādeka ādeka ādeka awadekanga angadekanga engadekanga
    class 7 sādeka esādeka sādeka asidekanga esingadekanga singadekanga
    class 8 zādeka ezādeka zādeka azidekanga ezingadekanga zingadekanga
    class 9 yādeka eyādeka yādeka ayidekanga engadekanga ingadekanga
    class 10 zādeka ezādeka zādeka azidekanga ezingadekanga zingadekanga
    class 11 lwādeka olwādeka lwādeka aludekanga olungadekanga lungadekanga
    class 14 bādeka obādeka bādeka abudekanga obungadekanga bungadekanga
    class 15 kwādeka okwādeka kwādeka akudekanga okungadekanga kungadekanga
    class 17 kwādeka okwādeka kwādeka akudekanga okungadekanga kungadekanga
    potential
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngingadeka ngingadeka ngingedeke ngingedeke
    2nd singular ungadeka ungadeka ungedeke ungedeke
    1st plural singadeka singadeka singedeke singedeke
    2nd plural ningadeka ningadeka ningedeke ningedeke
    class 1 angadeka engadeka angedeke engedeke
    class 2 bangadeka bengadeka bangedeke bengedeke
    class 3 ungadeka ungadeka ungedeke ungedeke
    class 4 ingadeka ingadeka ingedeke ingedeke
    class 5 lingadeka lingadeka lingedeke lingedeke
    class 6 angadeka engadeka angedeke engedeke
    class 7 singadeka singadeka singedeke singedeke
    class 8 zingadeka zingadeka zingedeke zingedeke
    class 9 ingadeka ingadeka ingedeke ingedeke
    class 10 zingadeka zingadeka zingedeke zingedeke
    class 11 lungadeka lungadeka lungedeke lungedeke
    class 14 bungadeka bungadeka bungedeke bungedeke
    class 15 kungadeka kungadeka kungedeke kungedeke
    class 17 kungadeka kungadeka kungedeke kungedeke
    immediate future
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngizodeka engizodeka ngizodeka angizudeka engingezudeka ngingezudeka
    2nd singular uzodeka ozodeka uzodeka awuzudeka ongezudeka ungezudeka
    1st plural sizodeka esizodeka sizodeka asizudeka esingezudeka singezudeka
    2nd plural nizodeka enizodeka nizodeka anizudeka eningezudeka ningezudeka
    class 1 uzodeka ozodeka ezodeka akazudeka ongezudeka engezudeka
    class 2 bazodeka abazodeka bezodeka abazudeka abangezudeka bengezudeka
    class 3 uzodeka ozodeka uzodeka awuzudeka ongezudeka ungezudeka
    class 4 izodeka ezodeka izodeka ayizudeka engezudeka ingezudeka
    class 5 lizodeka elizodeka lizodeka alizudeka elingezudeka lingezudeka
    class 6 azodeka azodeka ezodeka awazudeka angezudeka engezudeka
    class 7 sizodeka esizodeka sizodeka asizudeka esingezudeka singezudeka
    class 8 zizodeka ezizodeka zizodeka azizudeka ezingezudeka zingezudeka
    class 9 izodeka ezodeka izodeka ayizudeka engezudeka ingezudeka
    class 10 zizodeka ezizodeka zizodeka azizudeka ezingezudeka zingezudeka
    class 11 luzodeka oluzodeka luzodeka aluzudeka olungezudeka lungezudeka
    class 14 buzodeka obuzodeka buzodeka abuzudeka obungezudeka bungezudeka
    class 15 kuzodeka okuzodeka kuzodeka akuzudeka okungezudeka kungezudeka
    class 17 kuzodeka okuzodeka kuzodeka akuzudeka okungezudeka kungezudeka
    remote future
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngiyodeka engiyodeka ngiyodeka angiyudeka engingeyudeka ngingeyudeka
    2nd singular uyodeka oyodeka uyodeka awuyudeka ongeyudeka ungeyudeka
    1st plural siyodeka esiyodeka siyodeka asiyudeka esingeyudeka singeyudeka
    2nd plural niyodeka eniyodeka niyodeka aniyudeka eningeyudeka ningeyudeka
    class 1 uyodeka oyodeka eyodeka akayudeka ongeyudeka engeyudeka
    class 2 bayodeka abayodeka beyodeka abayudeka abangeyudeka bengeyudeka
    class 3 uyodeka oyodeka uyodeka awuyudeka ongeyudeka ungeyudeka
    class 4 iyodeka eyodeka iyodeka ayiyudeka engeyudeka ingeyudeka
    class 5 liyodeka eliyodeka liyodeka aliyudeka elingeyudeka lingeyudeka
    class 6 ayodeka ayodeka eyodeka awayudeka angeyudeka engeyudeka
    class 7 siyodeka esiyodeka siyodeka asiyudeka esingeyudeka singeyudeka
    class 8 ziyodeka eziyodeka ziyodeka aziyudeka ezingeyudeka zingeyudeka
    class 9 iyodeka eyodeka iyodeka ayiyudeka engeyudeka ingeyudeka
    class 10 ziyodeka eziyodeka ziyodeka aziyudeka ezingeyudeka zingeyudeka
    class 11 luyodeka oluyodeka luyodeka aluyudeka olungeyudeka lungeyudeka
    class 14 buyodeka obuyodeka buyodeka abuyudeka obungeyudeka bungeyudeka
    class 15 kuyodeka okuyodeka kuyodeka akuyudeka okungeyudeka kungeyudeka
    class 17 kuyodeka okuyodeka kuyodeka akuyudeka okungeyudeka kungeyudeka
    present subjunctive
    positive negative
    1st singular ngideke ngingadeki
    2nd singular udeke ungadeki
    1st plural sideke singadeki
    2nd plural nideke ningadeki
    class 1 adeke angadeki
    class 2 badeke bangadeki
    class 3 udeke ungadeki
    class 4 ideke ingadeki
    class 5 lideke lingadeki
    class 6 adeke angadeki
    class 7 sideke singadeki
    class 8 zideke zingadeki
    class 9 ideke ingadeki
    class 10 zideke zingadeki
    class 11 ludeke lungadeki
    class 14 budeke bungadeki
    class 15 kudeke kungadeki
    class 17 kudeke kungadeki
    past subjunctive
    positive negative
    1st singular ngadeka ngangadeka, angadeka, angangadeka
    2nd singular wadeka wangadeka, awadeka, awangadeka
    1st plural sadeka sangadeka, asadeka, asangadeka
    2nd plural nadeka nangadeka, anadeka, anangadeka
    class 1 wadeka wangadeka, akadeka, akangadeka
    class 2 badeka bangadeka, abadeka, abangadeka
    class 3 wadeka wangadeka, awadeka, awangadeka
    class 4 yadeka yangadeka, ayadeka, ayangadeka
    class 5 ladeka langadeka, aladeka, alangadeka
    class 6 adeka angadeka, awadeka, awangadeka
    class 7 sadeka sangadeka, asadeka, asangadeka
    class 8 zadeka zangadeka, azadeka, azangadeka
    class 9 yadeka yangadeka, ayadeka, ayangadeka
    class 10 zadeka zangadeka, azadeka, azangadeka
    class 11 lwadeka lwangadeka, alwadeka, alwangadeka
    class 14 badeka bangadeka, abadeka, abangadeka
    class 15 kwadeka kwangadeka, akwadeka, akwangadeka
    class 17 kwadeka kwangadeka, akwadeka, akwangadeka

    References