deka

See also: Deka, ɖeka, and deka-

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛka]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: de‧ka
• Rhymes: -ɛka

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Middle High German deckebor.

Old Czech deka

Czech deka

Inherited from Old Czech deka, borrowed from Middle High German decke.

Noun

deka f

1. blanket (cloth)
2. mullet (hairstyle)

Declension

Declension of deka (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	deka	deky
genitive	deky	dek
dative	dece	dekám
accusative	deku	deky
vocative	deko	deky
locative	dece	dekách
instrumental	dekou	dekami

Derived terms

• dečka
• psí dečka

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Czech deka-

Czech gram

Czech dekagramclip.

Czech deka

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

Further reading

• “deka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “deka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “deka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Esperanto

Esperanto numbers ^(edit)

		100
←  1	←  9	10	11  →	20  →
		1
Cardinal: dek     Ordinal: deka     Adverbial: deke     Multiplier: dekobla, dekopa     Fractional: dekona, dekono

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Hellenic *dékə

Ancient Greek δέκα (déka)der.

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Italic *dekəm

Latin decemder.

Esperanto dek

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto deka

From dek + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeka/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Audio 3:

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• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: de‧ka

Adjective

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

1. (ordinal number) tenth

Further reading

• “deka”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “deka”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Hungarian

Etymology

Clipping of dekagramm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛkɒ]

• Audio:

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• 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

• dekás

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

Noun

deka f

1. blanket

Declension

Declension of deka (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	deka	decě	deky
genitive	deky	dekú	dek
dative	decě	dekama	dekám
accusative	deku	decě	deky
vocative	deko	decě	deky
locative	decě	dekú	dekách
instrumental	dekú	dekama	dekami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: deka

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “deka”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ka/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛ.ka]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Sieradz) 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

Declension of deka

	singular	plural
nominative	deka	deki
genitive	deki	dek
dative	dece	dekom
accusative	dekę	deki
instrumental	deką	dekami
locative	dece	dekach
vocative	deko	deki

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Hellenic *dékə

Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă)

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs)

Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der.

Latin decasder.

Polish deka-

Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor.

French grammebor.

Polish gram

Polish dekagramclip.

Polish deka

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

Borrowed from German Decke.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dȅka f (Cyrillic spelling де̏ка)

1. (chiefly Croatia) blanket

   Synonyms: ćebe, pokrivač

2. (Croatia, construction) the layer between two floors of a building
   • 2009 March 9, Bob, “deka sa gredicama ili potpuno betonska ?”, in hr.rec.samogradnja‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Kakva je realno razlika ako se deka, koja je ujedno i pod za potkrovni stan, napravi potpuno betonska u odnosu na deku koja se radi gredicama i stropnom ispunom ?

     Realistically, what's the difference if the deka, which is also the floor for the penthouse, is made entirely from concrete as opposed to the deka made with beams and ceiling filling?

Declension

Declension of deka

	singular	plural
nominative	dȅka	dȅke
genitive	dȅkē	dȇkā
dative	dȅki	dȅkama
accusative	dȅku	dȅke
vocative	dȅko	dȅke
locative	dȅki	dȅkama
instrumental	dȅkōm	dȅkama

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Deka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /děka/, /dêka/

Noun

dèka or dȅka f (Cyrillic spelling дѐка or де̏ка)

1. (colloquial) decagram

   Synonym: dekagram

Declension

Declension of deka

	singular	plural
nominative	dèka	dèke
genitive	dèkē	dékā
dative	dèki	dèkama
accusative	dèku	dèke
vocative	dȅko	dȅke
locative	dèki	dèkama
instrumental	dèkōm	dèkama

Etymology 3

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	déka	déke
genitive	dékē	déka
dative	déki	dékama
accusative	déku	déke
vocative	dȇko	dȇke
locative	déki	dékama
instrumental	dékōm	dékama

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

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “deka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “deka (6-3.9)”