Decameron en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈkaməɹən/ (UK)
- /dɪˈkæməɹɑn/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪˈkæməɹən/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Decameron (literally “ten days”), coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).
Meanings
- A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Decameron | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Decameronian · Decameronic · Decameronesque
Relateds
Translations (37)
fr Décaméron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · ar دِيكَامِيرُون (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · ru Декамеро́н (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · ka დეკამერონი (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · el Δεκαήμερο (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · eo Dekamerono (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · pl Dekameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · sq Dekameroni (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · it Decameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · cs Dekameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · hy Դեկամերոն (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · bn দেকামেরোন (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · cmn 十日談 /十日谈 (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · sh Dekamèrōn (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · be Дэкамеро́н (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · fa دکامرون (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · ja デカメロン (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · ko 데카메론 (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · th ตำนานสิบราตรี (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · et Dekameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · he דֶקָאמֶרוֹנֶה (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · eu Dekamerona (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · ml ഡെക്കാമറൺ (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · pt Decameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · el Δεκαήμερον (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · pt Decamerão (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · sh Декамѐро̄н (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · it Decamerone (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · de Dekameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · ro Decameronul (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · fi Decamerone (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · no Dekameronen (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · es Decamerón (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · hu Dekameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · lv Dekamerons (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · he דֶקָאמֶרוֹן (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio) · ca Decameró (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio)