LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, third person-only, no passive, no supine stem

addecet

addecet (present infinitive addecēre, perfect active addecuit)
Classical[ˈad.dɛ.kɛt]Ecclesiastical[ˈad.de.t͡ʃet]

Meaning

  1. with accusativeto behoove; to become; to be proper

Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.——————
2nd sg.——————
3rd sg.addecetaddecēbataddecēbitaddecuitaddecuerataddecuerit
1st pl.——————
2nd pl.——————
3rd pl.addecentaddecēbantaddecēbuntaddecuērunt
addecuēre		addecuerantaddecuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.————
2nd sg.————
3rd sg.addeceataddecēretaddecueritaddecuisset
1st pl.————
2nd pl.————
3rd pl.addeceantaddecērentaddecuerintaddecuissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
fut. 3rd sg.addecētō—
fut. 3rd pl.addecentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveaddecēre—
perfect infinitiveaddecuisse—
present participleaddecēns—
gerundaddecendī, addecendō, addecendum

ad-dĕcet, ēre, 2,
I. v. impers. [ad, intens.], it behooves, it becomes, it is fit or proper that (used only in Enn. and Plaut., in the latter very often), constr. with acc. or with acc. and inf.: sed virum virtute vera vivere animatum addecet, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 17, 10 (Trag. v. 338, ed. Vahl.; Rib. p. 52): ut matrem addecet familias, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 80: meo me aequum est morigerum patri, ejus studio servire addecet, id. Am. 3, 4, 21; nam peculi probam nihil habere addecet Clam virum, id. Cas. 2, 2, 26; so id. Bacch. 1, 2, 20; id. Most. 4, 2, 21; id. Ps. 1, 5, 156; id. Trin. 1, 2, 41.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaddecet

Latin decet Latin addecet From ad- (“to”) + decet (“it is decent, proper”).

Descendants
  • Italianaddirsi

Quick answers

What does addecet mean in Latin?
addecet, a verb, means “to behoove; to become; to be proper”.
What are the principal parts of addecet?
addecet, addecēre, addecuit (second conjugation, third person-only, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce addecet?
In classical Latin, [ˈad.dɛ.kɛt]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈad.de.t͡ʃet].
Where does addecet come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin addecet.