adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
decennis
decennis (neuter decenne)
Classical[dɛˈkɛn.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[deˈt͡ʃɛn.nis]
Meaning
- two terminationten-year-old
- two terminationof ten years, lasting ten years
Iam uis scire quantum matrimonio tribuerit antiquitas, uiolati matrimonii poenam perpende. Graeci quondam uiolatum matrimonii ius decenni bello uindicandum censuerunt. Ad haec non Romanis modo, uerumetiam et Hebraeis et Barbaricis legibus, adulteris pena capitalis statuebatur.
16th century, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, Declamatio in genere suasorio de laude matrimonii - two terminationcelebrated or occuring every ten years, decennial
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | decennis | decennis | decenne |
| genitive | decennis | decennis | decennis |
| dative | decennī | decennī | decennī |
| accusative | decennem | decennem | decenne |
| ablative | decennī | decennī | decennī |
| vocative | decennis | decennis | decenne |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | decennēs | decennēs | decennia |
| genitive | decennium | decennium | decennium |
| dative | decennibus | decennibus | decennibus |
| accusative | decennīs decennēs | decennīs decennēs | decennia |
| ablative | decennibus | decennibus | decennibus |
| vocative | decennēs | decennēs | decennia |
dĕcennis, e, adj. id.,
I. of ten years (post-Aug.):
bellum, of the Greeks before Troy, Quint. 8, 4, 22; also proelium, Petr. 89, 2, 8: obsidio (Veiorum), Flor. 1, 12, 8: equae, ten years old, Plin. 8, 44, 69; cf.: decenni major asinus, Pall. Mart. 14, 1.—II. Subst.: decennia, ium, n., = decennalia, a festival under the emperors, held every ten years, Treb. Gall. 5 fin.; cf.: decennalis, no. II.
Origins
From decem (“ten”) + annus (“year”) + -is (forming compound adjectives).
Descendants
- Italiandecenne