|des(h)yə|tēn noun
or des·sa·tine -sə|- ; or de·sia·tin also de·sya·tin -s(h)yə|tin
( -s )
Etymology: Russian desyatina tithe, unit of land area, from desyat' ten; akin to Latin decem ten — more at ten
: a Russian unit of land area equal to 2.7 acres