LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

decentia

decentia f (genitive decentiae)
Classical[dɛˈkɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[deˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininedecency, comeliness, becomingness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedecentiadecentiae
genitivedecentiaedecentiārum
dativedecentiaedecentiīs
accusativedecentiamdecentiās
ablativedecentiādecentiīs
vocativedecentiadecentiae

dĕcentĭa, ae, f. decens,
I. comeliness, decency: colorum et figurarum (with venustas), Cic. N. D. 2, 58; id. de Or. 3, 52, 200.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁yéti Proto-Italic *dekējeti Proto-Italic *dekēt Latin decet Latin decēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin decentia From decēns + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalandecència
  • Frenchdécence
  • Italiandecenza
  • Occitandecéncia
  • Portuguesedecência
  • Romaniandecență
  • Spanishdecencia
  • Galiciandecencia

In English words that came into English from decentia

  • decencydecentia

Quick answers

What does decentia mean in Latin?
decentia, a noun, means “decency, comeliness, becomingness”.
What is the genitive of decentia?
The genitive singular is decentiae. decentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce decentia?
In classical Latin, [dɛˈkɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a].