LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
numeralfirst/second-declension numeral

dēnus

dēnus (feminine dēna, neuter dēnum)
Classical[ˈdeː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.nus]

Meaning

  1. in pluralnumeralten each
  2. numeralpoeticten
    Etsi quater denus bis iam mihi volvitur annusc. 397 CE – 430 CE, Cyprianus Gallus, Iesu Naue 438

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedēnusdēna
decēna
dēnum
decēnum
genitivedēnī
decēnī
dēnae
decēnae
dēnī
decēnī
dativedēnō
decēnō
dēnae
decēnae
dēnō
decēnō
accusativedēnum
decēnum
dēnam
decēnam
dēnum
decēnum
ablativedēnō
decēnō
dēnā
decēnā
dēnō
decēnō
vocativedēne
decēne
dēna
decēna
dēnum
decēnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedēnī
decēnī
dēnae
decēnae
dēna
decēna
genitivedēnum
dēnōrum, decēnōrum, decēnum
dēnum
dēnārum, decēnārum, decēnum
dēnum
dēnōrum, decēnōrum, decēnum
dativedēnīs
decēnīs
dēnīs
decēnīs
dēnīs
decēnīs
accusativedēnōs
decēnōs
dēnās
decēnās
dēna
decēna
ablativedēnīs
decēnīs
dēnīs
decēnīs
dēnīs
decēnīs
vocativedēnī
decēnī
dēnae
decēnae
dēna
decēna

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

dēnus adj.
for * dec-nus; cf. decem, δέκα, the tenth : luna, O.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -nus Latin dēnus Apparently from earlier *deksnos, equivalent to dec(em) + -nus.

Quick answers

What does dēnus mean in Latin?
dēnus, a numeral, means “ten each; ten”.
How do you pronounce dēnus?
In classical Latin, [ˈdeː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.nus].
Where does dēnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ → Proto-Italic *dekəm → Latin dēnus.