LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

dēcessus

dēcessus m (genitive dēcessūs)
Classical[deːˈkɛs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[deˈt͡ʃɛs.sus]

Meaning

  1. departure
  2. retirement
  3. passing away, death
  4. decline, fall, ebb

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēcessusdēcessūs
genitivedēcessūsdēcessuum
dativedēcessuīdēcessibus
accusativedēcessumdēcessūs
ablativedēcessūdēcessibus
vocativedēcessusdēcessūs

dēcessus, ūs, m. decedo,
I. a going away, departure (opp. accessus—good prose).
I. In gen.: post Dionysii decessum, Nep. Tim. 2, 3.—
II. Esp.
A. The withdrawal, retirement of a magistrate from the province he has governed (in Cic. oftener decessio): post M. Bruti decessum, Cic. Phil. 2, 38; so Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10 fin.—
B. Pregn., decrease, disappearance, departure: aestūs, the ebbing, subsidence, Caes. B. G. 3, 13; Nili, Plin. 18, 18, 47, § 168: febris, Cels. 3, 12: morbi, Gell. 4, 2, 13.—
2. Decease, death: amicorum decessu plerique angi solent, Cic. Lael. 3, 10; cf.: EX DECESSV L. CAESARIS, Cenot. Pis. ap. Orell. Inscr. 643.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of dēcēdō.

Descendants
  • Italiandecesso
  • Englishdeceasefrom Old French deces
  • Frenchdécèsfrom Old French deces
  • Romaniandecesfrom Old French deces
  • Portuguesedecesso
  • Spanishdeceso
  • Normandécès

In English words that came into English from dēcessus

  • deceaseddēcessus
  • deceasedēcessus

Quick answers

What does dēcessus mean in Latin?
dēcessus, a noun, means “departure; retirement; passing away, death”.
What is the genitive of dēcessus?
The genitive singular is dēcessūs. dēcessus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce dēcessus?
In classical Latin, [deːˈkɛs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈt͡ʃɛs.sus].