Desyatin

/dɛˈzjɑːtɪn/ noun

Definition

A Russian unit of land area equal to approximately 2.7 acres or 1.09 hectares, historically used for measuring agricultural and property land in Russia.

Etymology

From Russian 'десятина' (desyatina), derived from 'десять' (desyat', meaning 'ten'), because it originally represented a 'tenth' of a larger unit of measurement. Used extensively in Tsarist Russia and Soviet cadastral systems.

Kelly Says

When 19th-century Russian novelists wrote about aristocratic estates, they measured them in 'desyatins'—understanding this unit helps you grasp just how wealthy these landowners were, and how the land distribution shaped Russian society and eventually revolution.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደስያትን
deh-sy-a-tin
ARالعربية
دِيسْيَاتِن
di-si-a-tin
BNবাংলা
দেসিয়াতিন
deh-sy-a-tin
CACatalà
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
CSČeština
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
DADansk
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
DEDeutsch
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
ELΕλληνικά
δεσυάτιν
deh-sy-a-tin
ESEspañol
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
FAفارسی
دِسیاتین
di-sia-tin
FISuomi
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
FRFrançais
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
GUGU
દેશિયાટીન
deh-shi-ya-tin
HAHA
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
HEעברית
דֶסְיָטִין
deh-sy-a-tin
HIहिन्दी
डेसियाटिन
deh-sy-a-tin
HUMagyar
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
IDBahasa Indonesia
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
IGIG
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
ITItaliano
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
JA日本語
デシヤチン
de-shi-ya-chin
KKKK
десятина
deh-sy-a-ti-na
KMKM
ដេស៊ីអាតិន
deh-sy-i-a-tin
KO한국어
데시아틴
de-shi-a-tin
MRMR
डेसियाटिन
deh-sy-a-tin
MSBahasa Melayu
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေစီးယပ်
deh-sy-ee-ya-pet
NLNederlands
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
NONorsk
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
PAPA
ਦੇਸੀਆਟਿਨ
deh-sy-a-tin
PLPolski
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
PTPortuguês
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
RORomână
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
RUРусский
десятина
deh-sy-a-ti-na
SVSvenska
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
SWKiswahili
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
TAதமிழ்
தேசியாத்தின்
deh-sy-a-ath-in
TEతెలుగు
డిస్యటిన్
di-sy-a-tin
THไทย
เดซิอาติน
deh-si-a-tin
TLTL
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
TRTürkçe
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
UKУкраїнська
десятина
deh-sy-a-ti-na
URاردو
دِیسِیَاتِن
di-si-ya-tin
VITiếng Việt
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
YOYO
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin
ZH中文
德西亚丁
de-xi-ya-ding
ZUZU
desyatin
deh-sy-a-tin

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