different between dece vs deice

English

Etymology

Shortening of decent.

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?s, IPA^(key): /di?s/
• Rhymes: -i?s

Adjective

dece (comparative more dece, superlative most dece)

1. (slang) decent; reasonably good
   • 1993, "Chris L Concepcion", Re: _Bad Voltage_ (on newsgroup alt.cyberpunk)

     I'm sorry but this book did not quite move me. Yeah, the slang wuz kewl, the attitude was neat, and the music was dece (if you read the book four years ago) but it's not THE BEST READ I've ever had […]

   • 2006, "[email protected]", Re: Callahan race, post-Regionals (on newsgroup rec.sport.disc)

     Salad and Franchise both played ridiculously well after we took our lead, especially considering the ridiculous conditions of the game. I suppose the rest of Texas was dece as well, good for you […]

Anagrams

• cede

Corsican

Alternative forms

• deci

Etymology

From Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *dé?m?. Cognates include Italian diece and Portuguese dez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?det??e/
• Hyphenation: de?ce

Numeral

dece

1. ten

References

• “dece, deci” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Esperanto

Etymology

deca +? -e

Adverb

dece

1. properly, fittingly

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de.tse/

Numeral

dece

1. ten

Middle English

Noun

dece

1. Alternative form of deis (“dais”)

English

Alternative forms

• de-ice

Etymology

From de- +? ice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di??a?s/

Verb

deice (third-person singular simple present deices, present participle deicing, simple past and past participle deiced)

1. (transitive) To remove the ice from something.
2. (intransitive) To lose its ice; to thaw.

Derived terms

• deicer

Translations

See also

• defrost

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??c?/

Noun

deice f sg

1. genitive singular of deic

Mutation

Further reading

• "deice" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “deice” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “deice” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Latin

Verb

d?ice

1. second-person singular present active imperative of d?ici?

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

deice f sg

1. genitive singular of deic

Mutation