Decameron

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Decameron (literally “ten days”), coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkaməɹən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈkæməɹən/, /dɪˈkæməɹɑn/

Proper noun

the Decameron

  1. A collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.

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Italian

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Etymology

Literally “ten days”, coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.ka.meˈrɔn/, /deˈka.me.ron/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Hyphenation: De‧ca‧me‧ròn

Proper noun

il Decameron m

  1. Decameron (collection of 100 novellas by Boccaccio)

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Derived terms

  • decameroniano
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