decens
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of decet (“it is fitting”)
Participle
decēns m or f or n (genitive decentis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | decēns | decēns | decentēs | decentia | |
| Genitive | decentis | decentis | decentium | decentium | |
| Dative | decentī | decentī | decentibus | decentibus | |
| Accusative | decentem | decēns | decentēs, decentīs | decentia | |
| Ablative | decente, decentī1 | decente, decentī1 | decentibus | decentibus | |
| Vocative | decēns | decēns | decentēs | decentia | |
1When used purely as an adjective.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- decens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- decens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- decens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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