decorus

Latin

Etymology

From decor.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deˈkoː.rus/, [dɛˈkoː.rʊs]

Adjective

decōrus (feminine decōra, neuter decōrum); first/second declension

  1. becoming, fitting, proper, suitable
    • 23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horace, Odes 3.2.13:
      Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
      Sweet and fitting it is to die for one's fatherland.
  2. decorated, adorned; elegant, fine, beautiful

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative decōrus decōra decōrum decōrī decōrae decōra
Genitive decōrī decōrae decōrī decōrōrum decōrārum decōrōrum
Dative decōrō decōrae decōrō decōrīs decōrīs decōrīs
Accusative decōrum decōram decōrum decōrōs decōrās decōra
Ablative decōrō decōrā decōrō decōrīs decōrīs decōrīs
Vocative decōre decōra decōrum decōrī decōrae decōra

References
  • decorus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decorus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • decorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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