decano

decano

Interlingua

Noun

decano (plural decanos)

1. dean

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈka.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: de‧cà‧no

Etymology 1

From Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”), from the one who was the leader of a group of ten.

Noun

decano m (plural decani)

1. (religion) dean
2. doyen

Related terms

• dieci

Etymology 2

From decile +‎ -ano.

Noun

decano m (plural decani)

1. (organic chemistry) decane

Related terms

• decile

Anagrams

• caendo, cedano

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deˈkaː.noː/, [d̪ɛˈkäːnoː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈka.no/, [d̪eˈkäːno]

Noun

decānō

1. dative/ablative singular of decānus

References

• “decano”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• decano in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• decano in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of deão, which was borrowed from Old French.

Noun

decano m (plural decanos)

1. (ecclesiastical) dean (church dignitary)

   Synonym: deão

Related terms

• dez

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

decano m (plural decanos)

1. (organic chemistry) decane (aliphatic hydrocarbon isomer having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of deán (“dean”), which was borrowed from Old French, and of the archaic or rare Spanish degano (“head or administrator of a hacienda in the countryside”), which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈkano/ [d̪eˈka.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: de‧ca‧no

Noun

decano m (plural decanos, feminine decana, feminine plural decanas)

1. senior, eldest person
2. (organic chemistry) decane

Related terms

• deán
• degano
• diez

 

Further reading

• “decano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014