LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

decuplus

decuplus (feminine decupla, neuter decuplum)
Classical[ˈdɛ.kʊ.pɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.ku.plus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivetenfold

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedecuplusdecupladecuplum
genitivedecuplīdecuplaedecuplī
dativedecuplōdecuplaedecuplō
accusativedecuplumdecuplamdecuplum
ablativedecuplōdecuplādecuplō
vocativedecupledecupladecuplum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedecuplīdecuplaedecupla
genitivedecuplōrumdecuplārumdecuplōrum
dativedecuplīsdecuplīsdecuplīs
accusativedecuplōsdecuplāsdecupla
ablativedecuplīsdecuplīsdecuplīs
vocativedecuplīdecuplaedecupla

dĕcŭplus, a, um, adj. decem-plus,
I. tenfold: verbum, Vulg. Dan. 1, 20.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Italic*dekəm
  3. Latindecuplus

Proto-Italic *-plosder. Latin -plus Latin decuplus From decem (“ten”) + -plus (“-fold”).

Descendants
  • Englishdecuple
  • Frenchdécuple
  • Italiandecuplo
  • Portuguesedécuplo
  • Spanishdécuplo

Quick answers

What does decuplus mean in Latin?
decuplus, a adjective, means “tenfold”.
How do you pronounce decuplus?
In classical Latin, [ˈdɛ.kʊ.pɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.ku.plus].
Where does decuplus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ → Proto-Italic *dekəm → Latin decuplus.