década

See also: decada and dècada

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdekada/ [ˈd̪e.ka.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ekada
• Syllabification: dé‧ca‧da

Noun

década f (plural décaes)

1. decade (a period of ten years)

   Synonym: deceniu

Further reading

• “década”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkada/ [ˈd̪ɛ.kɑ.ð̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛkada
• Hyphenation: dé‧ca‧da

Noun

década f (plural décadas)

1. decade

   Synonym: decenio

Further reading

• “década”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “década”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decādem, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ka.dɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.kɐ.dɐ/ [ˈdɛ.kɐ.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.kɐ.dɐ/ [ˈdɛ.kɐ.ðɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.kɐ.dɐ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛkɐdɐ, (most of Brazil) -ɛkadɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ɛkada
• Hyphenation: dé‧ca‧da

Noun

década f (plural décadas)

1. ten (set or group with ten elements)

   Synonyms: dezena, dezeno

2. decade

   Synonym: decénio

   a década de 1980 ― the 1980s

See also

• ano m
• século m
• milénio m

Further reading

• “década”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “década”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decas, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdekada/ [ˈd̪e.ka.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ekada
• Syllabification: dé‧ca‧da

Noun

década f (plural décadas)

1. decade

   Synonym: decenio

   en la década de 1960 ― in the 1960s

Descendants

• → Cebuano: dekada
• → Tagalog: dekada

See also

• año (“year”)
• siglo (“century”)

Further reading

• “década”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025