Decimus

See also: decimus

Latin

Alternative forms

(praenominal abbreviation): D.
Decius

Etymology

From decimus (“the tenth”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ki.mus/, [ˈdɛ.kɪ.mʊs]

Proper noun

Decimus m (genitive Decimī); second declension

A masculine praenomen, originally used for a tenth-born son.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Decimus	Decimī
Genitive	Decimī	Decimōrum
Dative	Decimō	Decimīs
Accusative	Decimum	Decimōs
Ablative	Decimō	Decimīs
Vocative	Decime	Decimī

Derived terms

Decima f (praenomen)

See also

Quīntus
Sextus
Septimus
Octāvus, Octāviānus

References

Decimus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Decimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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