Definition
Plural of decenary; groups or sets of ten, or divisions based on the number ten.
Etymology
From Latin decenarius (relating to ten), from decem (ten), plus the English plural -ies. A formal but rarely-used term for any grouping organized in units of ten.
Kelly Says
Before decimals and the metric system, people grouped things in decenaries constantly—ten fingers, ten toes, ten was the natural human counting system, which is why we base everything on powers of ten.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አመት
an-d a-met
ARالعربية
عشرية
ʿa-sh-riyyah
CACatalà
decenaries
deh-SEN-ah-ree-es
CSČeština
decenarie
deh-SEN-ah-ree-eh
DADansk
decenarier
deh-SEN-ah-ree-er
DEDeutsch
Dezenarien
deh-zeh-na-ree-en
ELΕλληνικά
δεκαετίες
deh-ka-ee-tees
ESEspañol
decenarios
deh-SEN-ah-ree-ohs
FAفارسی
ده ساله
deh-saleh
FISuomi
kymmenluvut
kymm-en-lu-vut
FRFrançais
décenaires
deh-seh-nair
GUGU
દેકેનિયમ
deh-ke-ni-yam
HAHA
decenium
deh-SEN-ee-um
HUMagyar
tízévek
tee-ze-vek
IDBahasa Indonesia
decenium
deh-SEN-ee-um
IGIG
decenium
deh-SEN-ee-um
ITItaliano
decenarie
deh-SEN-ah-ree-eh
JA日本語
10年単位
juu-nen-dan-ui
KKKK
десятилетия
des-yat-i-le-ti-ya
KO한국어
십 년 단위
sip-nyeon-dan-ui
MSBahasa Melayu
decenium
deh-SEN-ee-um
MYမြန်မာ
ဆယ် ပြည့်
seh p-yint
NLNederlands
decenaries
deh-SEN-ah-ree-es
NONorsk
decenarier
deh-SEN-ah-ree-er
PAPA
десятилетия
des-yat-i-le-ti-ya
PLPolski
decenarie
deh-SEN-ah-ree-eh
PTPortuguês
decenários
deh-SEN-ah-ree-ohs
RORomână
decenii
deh-SEN-ee-ee
RUРусский
десятилетия
des-yat-i-le-ti-ya
SVSvenska
decenarier
deh-SEN-ah-ree-er
SWKiswahili
decenium
deh-SEN-ee-um
TAதமிழ்
பத்தொன்பது
pat-ton-pa-thu
TEతెలుగు
పదమూడవ
pada-moo-dava
THไทย
ทศวรรษ
thot-wan-sat
TLTL
decenium
deh-SEN-ee-um
TRTürkçe
on yıllık
on-yill-ik
UKУкраїнська
десятиліття
des-yat-i-lyt-tya
VITiếng Việt
thập niên
thap-nien
YOYO
decenium
deh-SEN-ee-um
ZH中文
十年的单位
shí nián de dānwèi
ZUZU
decenium
deh-SEN-ee-um