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decanal en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdɛ.kə.nəl/
  • /dɪˈkeɪn.əl/

Etymology

From French décanal.

Meanings

  1. Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
    • decanal side
    • his rectorial as well as decanal residence 1809, Ralph Churton, The Life of Alexander Nowell, Dean of St. Paul's, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 78:
    • the decanal role in the university
    • decanal stall

Forms

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most decanal Degree=Sup lexicographic
more decanal Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

subdecanal

Translations (1)

pl dziekański (pertaining to a dean or deanery)

decanal en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɛkənæl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca-clip. English dec- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English decane Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English decanal From decane + -al (“aldehyde”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The aliphatic aldehyde, CH₃(CH₂)₈CHO, related to capric acid

Synonyms

capric aldehyde · capraldehyde · caprinaldehyde

Translations (1)

pl aldehyd alifatyczny (Translations)