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Words for ten<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages:<\/p>\n

\"ten\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*dekam<\/strong> = ten
\n*dekametos<\/strong> = tenth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Celtiberian<\/th>\ntekametam<\/strong> = tenth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaulish<\/th>\ndecan<\/strong> = ten
\ndecametos<\/strong> = tenth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Goídelc)<\/th>\ndeich<\/strong> [dʲexʲ] = ten
\ndechmad<\/strong> = tenth, ten days
\ndeichenbor<\/strong> = ten people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\ndeich, dech<\/strong> = ten
\ndechmad, deachmadh<\/strong> = tenth, ten days
\ndeichenbor, dechnabar, dechnebur<\/strong> = ten people
\ndeichenborach<\/strong> = belonging to a company of ten
\ndeichthriub<\/strong> = The Ten Tribes of Israel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\ndeich<\/strong> [dʲɛç\/dʲɛh\/dʲɛ] = ten
\n(an) deichiú<\/strong> = tenth, tenth part
\ndeichniúr<\/strong> = ten people
\ndeichbhliantúil<\/strong> = decennial (consisting of or lasting 10 years; occuring every 10 years)
\ndeachú<\/strong> = tenth part, tithe
\ndeachúil<\/strong> = decimal
\ndeachúlaigh<\/strong> = to decimalize
\ndeachúlú<\/strong> = decimalization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)<\/th>\ndeich<\/strong> [dʲeç] = ten
\ndeicheamh<\/strong> [dʲeçəv] (10ᵐʰ) = tenth (10ᵗʰ)
\ndeichnear<\/strong> [dʲeçnər] = ten (people)
\ndeich ar fhichead<\/strong> = thirty
\nNa Deich Àitheantan<\/strong> = The Ten Commandments
\ndeichead<\/strong> [dʲeçəd] = decade, decimal
\ndeicheachadh<\/strong> = (act of) decimalising, decimalisation
\ndeich-fillte<\/strong> = tenfold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\njeih<\/strong> [d͡ʒɛi] = ten
\n(yn) jeihoo<\/strong> = (the) tenth
\njeihaght<\/strong> = decade, ten
\njeih keead<\/strong> = thousand
\njeih filley<\/strong> = ten-fold
\nJeih Annaghyn<\/strong> = Ten Commandments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*deg<\/strong> [dɛːɡ] = ten
\n*degβ̃ed<\/strong> [dɛɡˈβ̃ɛːd] = tenth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cumbric<\/th>\ndig, dick, dik<\/strong> = ten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Welsh<\/th>\ndec<\/strong> = ten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\ndec<\/strong> = ten
\ndecuet, decvet, decfed<\/strong> = tenth
\ndecuettyd<\/strong> = tenth day
\ndec a hugein(t)<\/strong> = thirty
\ndec a dugein(t)<\/strong> = fifty
\ndec a phedwar ugein(t)<\/strong> = ninety
\ndegeir<\/strong> = the Ten Commandments, Decalogue
\ndegniev<\/strong> = ten days
\ndeguyr, degwyr<\/strong> = ten men<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\ndeg<\/strong> [deːɡ] = ten
\ndegfed<\/strong> [ˈdɛɡvɛd\/ˈdɛɡvad] (10fed) = tenth
\ndegfetydd<\/strong> = tenth day
\ndeg ar hugain<\/strong> = thirty
\ndeg a thrigain<\/strong> = seventy
\ndeg a phedwar ugain<\/strong> = ninety
\ndega(w)d<\/strong> = decade
\ndegiad<\/strong> = decimal
\ndegoes<\/strong> = ten ages or lifetimes, prolonged life
\ndegol<\/strong> = decimal, metric, tenth part
\ndegolaf, degoli<\/strong> = to decimalize; decimate, tithe
\ndegoliad<\/strong> = decimalization, decmiation, a tithing
\ndengair<\/strong> = the Ten Commandments, Decalogue
\ndengnïau<\/strong> = ten days
\ndengnyn, dengw(y)r<\/strong> = ten men, ten persons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\ndec, dék, dég<\/strong> = ten
\ndege, degves<\/strong> = tenth
\ndek warn-ugens, dék war-nugens, degwarnygnas<\/strong> = thirty
\ndeg ha dugans<\/strong> = fifty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\ndeg<\/strong> = ten
\ndegves<\/strong> = tenth
\ndeg warn ugens<\/strong> = thirty
\ndeg ha dew ugens<\/strong> = fifty
\ndeg ha tri ugens<\/strong> = seventy
\ndeg ha peswar ugens<\/strong> = ninety
\ndegowek, degoweges<\/strong> = teenage, teenager
\ndegvledhen<\/strong> = decade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Breton<\/th>\ndec<\/strong> = ten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\ndec, dêc, deg, dégeu, dek<\/strong> = ten
\ndecuet, dekved<\/strong> = tenth
\ndec ha triuguent, dec ha tri vguent<\/strong> = seventy
\ndec ha peuaruguent<\/strong> = ninety
\ndek kant, dec-cant, dek-kant<\/strong> = thousand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\ndek<\/strong> = ten
\ndekvet<\/strong> = tenth
\ndek ha tri-ugent<\/strong> = seventy
\ndek ha pevar-ugent<\/strong> = ninety
\nDekalog<\/strong> = Decalogue, the Ten Commandments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥<\/em> (ten) and *deḱm̥tós<\/em> (tenth) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

English words from the same roots include ten<\/strong>, decade<\/strong>, decimal<\/strong> and decathlon<\/strong> [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

Sources: Wiktionary<\/a>, Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, Teanglann.ie<\/a>, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary<\/a>, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, Gerlyvyr Cernewec<\/a>, Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, TermOfis<\/a>, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, Geriafurch<\/a>, English – ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Words for ten and related things in Celtic languages: Proto-Celtic *dekam = ten *dekametos = tenth Celtiberian tekametam = tenth Gaulish decan = ten decametos = tenth Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) deich [d\u02b2ex\u02b2] = ten dechmad = tenth, ten days deichenbor = ten people Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) deich, dech = ten dechmad, deachmadh = tenth, ten […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,17,102,26,128,19,20,25,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,127,10,40,11,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-celtiberian","category-clothes","category-kernewek-cornish","category-cumbric","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaulish","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-numbers","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7371"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7384,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7371\/revisions\/7384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}