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.

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Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of Decimus.

Proper noun

Decima f (genitive Decimae); first declension

  1. A feminine praenomen.
  2. (Roman mythology) Decima, the goddess that presides over accouchements

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Decima
genitive Decimae
dative Decimae
accusative Decimam
ablative Decimā
vocative Decima

Synonyms

  • Lachesis (“one of the three Fates”)
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