deka-

especially before a vowel, dek-

1. a combining form meaning “ten,” used in the names of metric units which are ten times the size of the unit denoted by the base word.

   dekaliter.

deka-

combining form

1. variants of deca-

Word History and Origins

Origin of deka-¹

From Greek deka-, combining form of déka ten

Example Sentences

Other top investors, including mutual funds group Deka, had railed against the company's previous leadership.

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“These two teenagers should still be alive,” New York Civil Liberties Union assistant field director Deka Dancil said in a prepared statement.

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Other top investors, including mutual funds group Deka, had railed against the company’s previous leadership.

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"The share is suffering from a 'governance discount'," said Ingo Speich, head of sustainability and corporate governance at Volkswagen shareholder Deka Investment.

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The market needs to know who will take over when the octogenerian heads of its controlling shareholder - the Porsche-Piech family clan - retire, according to Deka, Union Investment and DWS, three of the carmaker's top 20 shareholders.

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When To Use

What does deka- mean?

Deka- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “ten.” It is primarily used in the names of metric units to indicate that the measure is ten times the size of the unit denoted by the base word.Deka- comes from Greek déka, meaning “ten.” The related combining form deca- also means "ten”; deka- is almost exclusively used for the naming of metric units, as opposed to deca-, which is used in a variety of terms.What are variants of deka-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, deka- becomes dek-, as in dekare. When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, deca- becomes dec-, as in decathlon.A related Latin-origin form is deci-, from Latin decimus, “tenth.”Want to know more? Check out our Words That Use articles for dec-, deca-, and deci-.