dix

See also: Dix and dix̂

French

French numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: dix     Ordinal: dixième     Ordinal abbreviation: 10e, (now nonstandard) 10ème     Multiplier: décuple
French Wikipedia article on 10

Etymology

Inherited from Old French dis, from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. For the pronunciation compare six.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis/ (independent)

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  • (Quebec) IPA^(key): [d͡zɪs]
  • (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒis]
• IPA^(key): /di.z‿/ (before modified word in a vowel or mute h)
• IPA^(key): /di/ (before modified word in a consonant or aspirate h)
• Rhymes: -is

Numeral

dix (invariable)

1. ten

Derived terms

• dixième
• un de perdu, dix de retrouvés
• une de perdue, dix de retrouvées

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: dis
• Louisiana Creole: dis
• Mauritian Creole: dis

See also

Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text)
as	deux	trois	quatre	cinq	six	sept
huit	neuf	dix	valet	dame	roi	joker

Further reading

• “dix”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Norman cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : dix

Alternative forms

• dgix (Jersey)
• dyis (France)

Etymology

From Old French dis, from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

dix

1. (Guernsey) ten