deka
декаdèka · /děka/ · fem.
NOUN
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colloq. (of food weight) decagram; ten gramsDajte mi dvadeset deka sira, molim vas. — Two hundred grams of cheese, please.Kupila sam deset deka šunke. — I bought a hundred grams of ham.
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colloq. affect. grandpa; granddadDeka nas čeka na salašu. — Grandpa is waiting for us at the farm.
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colloq. regional blanketPokrij se dekom, hladno je. — Cover yourself with the blanket, it's cold.
In colloquial speech, especially in northern Serbia, food weights are often given in deka: 10 deka = 100 g; otherwise grams are used. "Grandpa" is an affectionate colloquial word, the neutral word is deda; "blanket" is used mainly in Vojvodina, the general word is ćebe.
Declension, fem.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | deka | deke |
| Gen. | deke | deka |
| Dat. | deki | dekama |
| Acc. | deku | deke |
| Voc. | deko | deke |
| Ins. | dekom | dekama |
| Loc. | deki | dekama |
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Updated 28 September 2026