dekan

See also: Dekan, děkan, and dékán

English

Noun

dekan (plural dekans)

1. (astrology) Alternative form of decan.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛkan]

Noun

dekan m inan

1. (chemistry) decane (C₁₀H₂₂)

   Coordinate terms: metan, etan, propan, butan, pentan, hexan, heptan, oktan, nonan, undekan, dodekan

Declension

Declension of dekan (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dekan	dekany
genitive	dekanu	dekanů
dative	dekanu	dekanům
accusative	dekan	dekany
vocative	dekane	dekany
locative	dekanu	dekanech
instrumental	dekanem	dekany

Further reading

• “dekan”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “dekan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology 1

Noun

dekan

1. dean (head of a faculty)

Declension

Declension of dekan

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dekan	dekanen	dekaner	dekanerne
genitive	dekans	dekanens	dekaners	dekanernes

Etymology 2

Noun

dekan

1. (organic chemistry) alternative spelling of decan

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdekan/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ekan
• Syllabification: de‧kan

Adjective

dekan

1. accusative singular of deka

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch decaan (“dean”), from Late Latin decānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dekan/
• Hyphenation: dé‧kan

Noun

dékan (plural dekan-dekan or para dekan)

1. dean:
   1. (education) a senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty
   2. (Christianity) a dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons

Related terms

• dekanat

Etymology 2

dəkan

From Malay dekan, from Semelai dkan, from Proto-Aslian *dəka(a)n, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₁kan (“bamboo rat”). Compare Khasi dkhan (“hill rat, mole”), Muong cẳn (“bamboo rat”) and Khmu tkan ("mole").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəkan/
• Hyphenation: dê‧kan

Noun

dêkan (plural dekan-dekan)

1. large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis)

Further reading

• “dekan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology 1

From Dutch decaan (“dean”), from Late Latin decānus.

Noun

dekan (plural dekan-dekan or dekan²)

1. dean (of an academic institution)

Etymology 2

From Semelai dkan, from Proto-Aslian *dəka(a)n, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₁kan (“bamboo rat”). Compare Khasi dkhan (“hill rat, mole”), Muong cẳn (“bamboo rat”) and Khmu tkan ("mole").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəkan/

Noun

dekan

1. large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis).

Descendants

• Indonesian: dekan

Further reading

• "dekan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "dekan" at PRPM first version)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.kan/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛkan
• Syllabification: de‧kan

Noun

dekan m inan

1. decane

Declension

Declension of dekan

	singular	plural
nominative	dekan	dekany
genitive	dekanu	dekanów
dative	dekanowi	dekanom
accusative	dekan	dekany
instrumental	dekanem	dekanami
locative	dekanie	dekanach
vocative	dekanie	dekany

Further reading

• “dekan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /děkaːn/
• Hyphenation: de‧kan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Dekan, from Late Latin decānus.

Noun

dèkān m anim (Cyrillic spelling дѐка̄н)

1. dean (senior official in college or university)

Declension

Declension of dekan

	singular	plural
nominative	dèkān	dekani
genitive	dekána	dekana
dative	dekanu	dekanima
accusative	dekana	dekane
vocative	dekane	dekani
locative	dekanu	dekanima
instrumental	dekanom	dekanima

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Decan.

Noun

dèkān m inan (Cyrillic spelling дѐка̄н)

1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) decane

Swedish

Noun

dekan n

1. (organic chemistry) decane

Declension

Declension of dekan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dekan	dekans
	definite	dekanet	dekanets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Noun

dekan c

1. dean; senior office in a university

Declension

Declension of dekan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dekan	dekans
	definite	dekanen	dekanens
plural	indefinite	dekaner	dekaners
	definite	dekanerna	dekanernas

Synonyms

• (dean): dekanus

Anagrams

• nekad

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dekan (“dean”), from Medieval Latin decānus (“dean”). Doublet of duayen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.kan/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

dekan (definite accusative dekanı, plural dekanlar)

1. A professor in charge of a faculty at a university; dean

Declension

Declension of dekan

singular plural nominative dekan dekanlar definite accusative dekanı dekanları dative dekana dekanlara locative dekanda dekanlarda ablative dekandan dekanlardan genitive dekanın dekanların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular dekanım dekanlarım 2nd singular dekanın dekanların 3rd singular dekanı dekanları 1st plural dekanımız dekanlarımız 2nd plural dekanınız dekanlarınız 3rd plural dekanları dekanları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular dekanımı dekanlarımı 2nd singular dekanını dekanlarını 3rd singular dekanını dekanlarını 1st plural dekanımızı dekanlarımızı 2nd plural dekanınızı dekanlarınızı 3rd plural dekanlarını dekanlarını dative singular plural 1st singular dekanıma dekanlarıma 2nd singular dekanına dekanlarına 3rd singular dekanına dekanlarına 1st plural dekanımıza dekanlarımıza 2nd plural dekanınıza dekanlarınıza 3rd plural dekanlarına dekanlarına locative singular plural 1st singular dekanımda dekanlarımda 2nd singular dekanında dekanlarında 3rd singular dekanında dekanlarında 1st plural dekanımızda dekanlarımızda 2nd plural dekanınızda dekanlarınızda 3rd plural dekanlarında dekanlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular dekanımdan dekanlarımdan 2nd singular dekanından dekanlarından 3rd singular dekanından dekanlarından 1st plural dekanımızdan dekanlarımızdan 2nd plural dekanınızdan dekanlarınızdan 3rd plural dekanlarından dekanlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular dekanımın dekanlarımın 2nd singular dekanının dekanlarının 3rd singular dekanının dekanlarının 1st plural dekanımızın dekanlarımızın 2nd plural dekanınızın dekanlarınızın 3rd plural dekanlarının dekanlarının

Derived terms

• dekanlık

Related terms

• rektör
• profesör
• doktor
• doçent

Further reading

• “dekan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu