dècima

See also: decima, Decima, and décima

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decimus (tenth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdɛ.si.mə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈdɛ.si.ma]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Adjective

dècima

  1. feminine singular of dècim

Noun

dècima f (plural dècimes)

  1. (prosody) a stanza with ten lines, especially a form with eight syllables per line, and an ABBAACCDDC rhyming scheme
  2. (history, numismatics) a copper coin worth one-tenth of a real, minted by Spain from 1850 to 1868
  3. (obsolete) tithe
    Synonym: delme

Further reading

Sicilian

Adjective

dècima

  1. feminine singular of dècimu