decus
See also: déçus
Esperanto
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *dekos (“dignity”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱos (“that which is proper”), from *deḱ- (“take, perceive”).[1] Compare with decor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈde.kus/, [ˈdɛ.kʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.kus/, [ˈdeː.kus]
Noun
decus n (genitive decoris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | decus | decora |
| Genitive | decoris | decorum |
| Dative | decorī | decoribus |
| Accusative | decus | decora |
| Ablative | decore | decoribus |
| Vocative | decus | decora |
References
- decus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- decus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- decus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “decet”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 164
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