noun · neutersecond declension
decōrum
decōrum n (genitive decōrī)
Classical[dɛˈkoː.rũː]Ecclesiastical[deˈkɔː.rum]
Meaning
- seemliness, propriety
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | decōrum | decōra |
| genitive | decōrī | decōrōrum |
| dative | decōrō | decōrīs |
| accusative | decōrum | decōra |
| ablative | decōrō | decōrīs |
| vocative | decōrum | decōra |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
decōrum ī, n
decorus, seemliness, propriety .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁yéti Proto-Italic *dekējeti Proto-Italic *dekēt Latin decet Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin decor Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin decōrusnom. Latin decorum Neuter nominalization of decōrus (“becoming, fitting, proper”).
Descendants
- Catalandecor
- Catalandecòrum
- Englishdecorum
- Frenchdécorum
- Italiandecoro
- Occitandecòr
- Portuguesedecoro
- Spanishdecoro
- Galiciandecoro
- Piedmontesedecòr