Macnaha qaamuuska ereyga "dekaliter" waa halbeeg mitir ah oo mug ah, oo le'eg toban litir ama 10 decimeter cubic. Astaanta dekaliter waa "daL". Waxa ugu horrayn loo adeegsadaa waddamada qaatay nidaamka cabbirka cabbirka, sida Faransiiska, Jarmalka, iyo kuwo kale oo badan.