Definition
the numbers from ten to nineteen; groups of ten; ten-dollar bills
Etymology
from Old English tien, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European dekm 'ten'
Kelly Says
Our base-ten number system exists because we have ten fingers - it's literally handy! Most human cultures developed counting systems based on tens.
Translations
ARالعربية
عشرات
ah-shur-ah-t
CACatalà
desenes
deh-SEH-neh-s
CSČeština
desítky
deh-SEE-tkee
DEDeutsch
Zehner
TSEH-ner
ELΕλληνικά
δεκάδες
deh-KAH-dehs
ESEspañol
decenas
deh-SEH-nahs
FISuomi
kymmenet
koom-meh-net
FRFrançais
dizaines
dee-ZEH-n
HEעברית
עשרות
ah-shee-ROHT
IDBahasa Indonesia
puluhan
poo-loo-hahn
ITItaliano
decine
deh-CHEE-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
puluhan
poo-loo-hahn
NLNederlands
tientallen
tee-en-tah-len
PLPolski
dziesiątki
jeh-SHON-tkee
PTPortuguês
dezenas
deh-ZEH-nahs
RUРусский
десятки
dyeh-SYAT-kee
SVSvenska
tiotal
tee-oh-tahl
SWKiswahili
makumi
mah-KOO-mee
UKУкраїнська
десятки
dyeh-SYAT-kee