decempeda

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decempeda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃɛm.pe.da/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛmped̪ä]
• Stress: decèmpeda
• Hyphenation: de‧cem‧pe‧da

Noun

decempeda f (plural decempede)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) A unit of length equal to 10 Roman feet (2,956 m)

Etymology

From decem (“ten”) + pes (“foot; Roman foot”). Senses influenced by the Greek equivalent ἄκαινα (ákaina), a 10-foot measure based on a standardization of the goad used to drive plough oxen.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deˈkem.pe.da/, [dɛˈkɛm.pɛ.da]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃem.pe.da/

Noun

decempeda f (genitive decempedae); first declension

1. A ten-foot measuring rod
2. (historical units of measure) A unit of length equal to 10 Roman feet.
3. (historical units of measure) A unit of area equal to a square with sides of 10 Roman feet.

References

• decempeda in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• decempeda in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• decempeda in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• decempeda in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• decempeda in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• mensura in William Smith et al. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities