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děkan.

dean (head of a faculty)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɟɛkan]
  1. dean (head of a faculty)

    animate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin decānusbor. Old Czech děkan Czech děkan Inherited from Old Czech děkan, borrowed from Latin decānus. First attested in the 14th century.

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