Decussis

/dɪˈkʌsɪs/ noun

Definition

The Roman numeral X; a crossing or intersection in the form of an X.

Etymology

From Latin decussis, the Roman numeral for ten (X). The word refers both to the numeral itself and to anything arranged in that X-shape.

Kelly Says

The Roman numeral X came from the way Romans counted—they'd mark groups of ten by crossing two lines (V + V), creating a symbol that looks like an X!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
adorned
ad-orned
ARالعربية
مزين
ma-zeen
BNবাংলা
সজ্জিত
sa-j-jit
CACatalà
decorats
deh-koh-rats
CSČeština
dekorovány
deh-koh-roh-va-ny
DADansk
dekoreret
deh-koh-reh-ret
DEDeutsch
dekoriere
deh-koh-ree-reh
ELΕλληνικά
διακοσμημένοι
dee-ah-koh-smeh-nee
ESEspañol
decorados
deh-koh-rah-dos
FAفارسی
تزئین شده
ta-zeen sho-deh
FISuomi
koristellut
koh-ree-stel-lut
FRFrançais
décorés
deh-koh-reh
GUGU
સજાવટ
sa-ja-vat
HAHA
fiɗa
fee-dah
HEעברית
מזוינים
me-zay-neen
HIहिन्दी
सज्जित
sa-j-jit
HUMagyar
díszítve
dish-it-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
hias
hee-as
IGIG
nkwu
n-k-oo
ITItaliano
decorati
deh-koh-rah-tee
JA日本語
装飾された
so-cho sa-reta
KKKK
裝飾
zhas-qyk
KMKM
របៀប
ro-bee
KO한국어
장식된
jang-sik-deon
MRMR
सजावट
sa-ja-vaat
MSBahasa Melayu
hias
hee-as
MYမြန်မာ
ဆံပင်
shan-bin
NLNederlands
versierd
ver-sierd
NONorsk
dekorert
deh-koh-reht
PAPA
ਸਜਾਵਟ
sa-ja-vaat
PLPolski
dekorowane
deh-koh-rah-vo-neh
PTPortuguês
decorados
deh-koh-rah-dos
RORomână
decorat
deh-koh-rat
RUРусский
декорированные
deh-koh-ree-ro-van-nye
SVSvenska
dekorerade
deh-koh-rah-reh-dah
SWKiswahili
amezaji
a-me-za-ji
TAதமிழ்
அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட
a-la-ng-a-ri-kka-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
సజావరణ
sa-ja-va-ra-na
THไทย
ตกแต่ง
tok-deng
TLTL
pinakabigkis
pi-na-ka-bi-gkis
TRTürkçe
süslenmiş
sehs-lu-mesh
UKУкраїнська
декоровані
deh-koh-roh-va-ni
URاردو
سجاوات
sa-ja-waat
VITiếng Việt
trang trí
trang-tri
YOYO
àwọn
awon
ZH中文
装饰的
zhichu-de
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa

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