adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
decumānus1
decumānus (feminine decumāna, neuter decumānum)
Classical[dɛ.kʊˈmaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[de.kuˈmaː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationaltenth; of the tenth
- adjectiveconcerned with or relating to tithes or the collection of tithes
- adjectiveconcerned with or relating to the tenth cohort or legion
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | decumānus | decumāna decimāna | decumānum decimānum |
| genitive | decumānī decimānī | decumānae decimānae | decumānī decimānī |
| dative | decumānō decimānō | decumānae decimānae | decumānō decimānō |
| accusative | decumānum decimānum | decumānam decimānam | decumānum decimānum |
| ablative | decumānō decimānō | decumānā decimānā | decumānō decimānō |
| vocative | decumāne decimāne | decumāna decimāna | decumānum decimānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | decumānī decimānī | decumānae decimānae | decumāna decimāna |
| genitive | decumānōrum decimānōrum | decumānārum decimānārum | decumānōrum decimānōrum |
| dative | decumānīs decimānīs | decumānīs decimānīs | decumānīs decimānīs |
| accusative | decumānōs decimānōs | decumānās decimānās | decumāna decimāna |
| ablative | decumānīs decimānīs | decumānīs decimānīs | decumānīs decimānīs |
| vocative | decumānī decimānī | decumānae decimānae | decumāna decimāna |
dĕcŭmānus, a, um, v. decimanus.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
decumānus or decimānus adj.
decimus, of the tenth part, of tithes : ager, that pays tithes : frumentum, a tithe of the produce. — Collecting tithes, farming tithes : mulier, a tithe-farmer's wife .—As subst m., a tithe-farmer, tax-collector .— Poet.: acipenser, fit for a tax-collector , i. e. of the largest size , Lucil. ap. C.— Of the tenth cohort , in the phrase, porta decumana, the main entrance of a Roman camp, where the tenth cohort of the legion was stationed, Cs., L.—Plur m . as subst, soldiers of the tenth legion , Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin decumānus From decumus (“tenth”) + -ānus.
In English words that came into English from decumānus
- decumandecumānus