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

condecet

condecet (present infinitive condecēre, perfect active condecuit)
Classical[ˈkɔn.dɛ.kɛt]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.de.t͡ʃet]

Meaning

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

Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.——————
2nd sg.——————
3rd sg.condecetcondecēbatcondecēbitcondecuitcondecueratcondecuerit
1st pl.——————
2nd pl.——————
3rd pl.condecentcondecēbantcondecēbuntcondecuērunt
condecuēre		condecuerantcondecuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.————
2nd sg.————
3rd sg.condeceatcondecēretcondecueritcondecuisset
1st pl.————
2nd pl.————
3rd pl.condeceantcondecērentcondecuerintcondecuissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
fut. 3rd sg.condecētō—
fut. 3rd pl.condecentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecondecēre—
perfect infinitivecondecuisse—
present participlecondecēns—
gerundcondecendī, condecendō, condecendum

con-dĕcet, ēre,
I. v. impers., it becomes or it is becoming, meet, seemly (ante-class.): capies quod te condecet, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 90: haud Atticam disciplinam, id. Cas. 3, 5, 24: in se capessere, id. Aul. 4, 1, 4: magis meretricem pudorem quam aurum gerere, id. Poen. 1, 2, 92; id. Truc. 2, 1, 16; Turp. ap. Non. p. 277, 9 (Com. Rel. v. 127 Rib.): cibaria me comesse condecet solum, Pomp. ap. Charis. I. p. 101 P. (Com. Rel. v. 72 ib.) —Hence, condĕcens, entis, P. a., becoming, seemly, fit (late Lat.); comp.: habitus, Aus. Grat. Act. 27.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincondecet

Latin decet Latin condecet From con- (“with”) + decet (“it is decent, proper”).

Quick answers

What does condecet mean in Latin?
condecet, a verb, means “to be proper or fitting; to behoove; to become”.
What are the principal parts of condecet?
condecet, condecēre, condecuit (second conjugation, third person-only, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce condecet?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔn.dɛ.kɛt]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔn.de.t͡ʃet].
Where does condecet come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin condecet.