δεκανός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decānus.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δεκᾱνός • (dekānós) m (genitive δεκᾱνοῦ); second declension

  1. (at Rome) decanus, decurion
  2. (in Egypt) police officer
  3. (astrology, in the plural) decans

Inflection

Derived terms

  • δεκᾱνῐκός (dekānikós)
  • δεκᾱνῐ́ᾱ (dekāníā)

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: δεκανός (dekanós)

Further reading

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