What does decimo in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word decimo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use decimo in Italian.

The word decimo in Italian means tenth, tenth, 10th, tenth, 10th, tenth, one tenth, X, tenth of a second, unit of measure of vision, decimate. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word decimo

tenth

aggettivo (10° di serie o elenco)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Arrivare decimo alla gara non mi fece di certo inorgoglire.
I certainly wasn't proud of myself for arriving tenth in the race.

tenth, 10th

aggettivo (competizione: posizionato 10°)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il decimo candidato verrà ascoltato domattina.

tenth, 10th

avverbio (competizione: al 10° posto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mario è arrivato decimo al torneo di briscola.

tenth

(10° di serie o elenco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il decimo a essere chiamato dovrà offrire un caffè al professore.
The tenth person to be called will have to buy the professor a coffee.

one tenth

sostantivo maschile (frazioni: decima parte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un decimo degli studenti riesce a passare quell'esame.
One tenth of the students is able to pass that exam.

X

sostantivo maschile (successione dinastica) (tenth using roman numerals)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Pio Decimo è stato proclamato santo negli anni cinquanta.

tenth of a second

sostantivo maschile (tempo: decimo di secondo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'auto ha impiegato quaranta secondi e tre decimi nel suo miglior giro.

unit of measure of vision

sostantivo maschile (misura della vista, diottria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dieci decimi equivale a una vista ottima.

decimate

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (ridurre di molto) (formal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La siccità ha decimato le colture.

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