decimeter

See also: deciméter, decimēter, and deci-meter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French décimètre. Equivalent to deci- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.sɪ.miːtɚ/

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

Noun

decimeter (plural decimeters)

1. US spelling of decimetre

Translations

decimetre — see decimetre

Anagrams

• decimetre

Danish

Etymology

deci- +‎ meter

Noun

decimeter c (singular definite decimeteren, plural indefinite decimeter)

1. decimetre

Declension

Declension of decimeter

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	decimeter	decimeteren	decimeter	decimeterne
genitive	decimeters	decimeterens	decimeters	decimeternes

References

• “decimeter” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French décimètre. Equivalent to deci- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.siˌmeː.tər/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: de‧ci‧me‧ter

Noun

decimeter m (plural decimeters, diminutive decimetertje n)

1. decimetre: one tenth of a metre

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: desimeter

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛsɪˈmeːtɛr/, /ˈdɛsɪmeːtɛr/

Noun

decimeter c

1. a decimetre

Usage notes

Indefinite form plural could also be decimetrar/decimetrars

Declension

Declension of decimeter

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	decimeter	decimeters
	definite	decimetern	decimeterns
plural	indefinite	decimeter	decimeters
	definite	decimeterna	decimeternas