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noun · masculinethird declension

decuriō1

decuriō m (genitive decuriōnis)
Classical[dɛˈkʊ.ri.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈkuː.ri.o]

Meaning

  1. decurion
  2. foreman

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedecuriōdecuriōnēs
genitivedecuriōnisdecuriōnum
dativedecuriōnīdecuriōnibus
accusativedecuriōnemdecuriōnēs
ablativedecuriōnedecuriōnibus
vocativedecuriōdecuriōnēs

dĕcŭrĭo, ōnis (also DECURES decuriones, Paul. ex Fest. p. 71, 22, and 75, 9 Müll.;
I. and DECVRIONVS, the same, ib. 49, 16), m. id., the head or chief of a decuria, a decurion. The name was first given by Romulus to the head of the tenth part of a curia (cf. Nieb. Röm. Gesch. 1, p. 354). In the army, the commander of a decuria of cavalry, Varr. L. L. 5, § 91 Müll.; Veget. Mil. 2, 14; Caes. B. C. 1, 23; 1, 13; Tac. A. 13, 40; id. H. 2, 29. After the extension of the Roman dominion, the members of the senate of the municipia and the colonies were called decuriones, Dig. 50, 16, 239; 50, 2; Cod. Just. 10, 31; Cic. Sest. 4, 10; id. Rosc. Am. 9, 25; id. Clu. 14, 41; Vulg. Marc. 15, 43.—Sometimes i. q. praefectus, applied to the overseer of the persons employed in any duty about the court, e. g. a head-chamberlain: cubiculariorum, Suet. Dom. 17, PROCVLVS DECVRIO GERMANORVM (i. e. custodum corporis) TI. GERMANICI, Inscr. Orell. 2923.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin decuriō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin decuriō From decuriō + -ō.

Descendants
  • Catalandecurió
  • Frenchdécurion
  • Italiandecurione
  • Portuguesedecurião
  • Spanishdecurión
  • Galiciandecurión

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDecurioDecurio the head or representative of a decuria. 1. The head of the decuriae into which the curiae and the senate were divided. [DECURIA 1, 2.] 2. The…
verbfirst conjugation
decuriō2
decuriō (present infinitive decuriāre, perfect active decuriāvī, supine decuriātum)
Classical[dɛˈkʊ.ri.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈkuː.ri.o]

Meaning

  1. to divide into decuriae

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.decuriōdecuriābamdecuriābōdecuriāvīdecuriāveram
decuriāram		decuriāverō
decuriārō
2nd sg.decuriāsdecuriābāsdecuriābisdecuriāvistī
decuriāstī		decuriāverās
decuriārās		decuriāveris
decuriāris
3rd sg.decuriatdecuriābatdecuriābitdecuriāvit
decuriāt		decuriāverat
decuriārat		decuriāverit
decuriārit
1st pl.decuriāmusdecuriābāmusdecuriābimusdecuriāvimus
decuriāmus		decuriāverāmus
decuriārāmus		decuriāverimus
decuriārimus
2nd pl.decuriātisdecuriābātisdecuriābitisdecuriāvistis
decuriāstis		decuriāverātis
decuriārātis		decuriāveritis
decuriāritis
3rd pl.decuriantdecuriābantdecuriābuntdecuriāvērunt
decuriārunt, decuriāvēre		decuriāverant
decuriārant		decuriāverint
decuriārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.decuriemdecuriāremdecuriāverim
decuriārim		decuriāvissem
decuriāssem
2nd sg.decuriēsdecuriārēsdecuriāverīs
decuriārīs		decuriāvissēs
decuriāssēs
3rd sg.decurietdecuriāretdecuriāverit
decuriārit		decuriāvisset
decuriāsset
1st pl.decuriēmusdecuriārēmusdecuriāverīmus
decuriārīmus		decuriāvissēmus
decuriāssēmus
2nd pl.decuriētisdecuriārētisdecuriāverītis
decuriārītis		decuriāvissētis
decuriāssētis
3rd pl.decurientdecuriārentdecuriāverint
decuriārint		decuriāvissent
decuriāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.decuriordecuriābardecuriābor
2nd sg.decuriāris
decuriāre		decuriābāris
decuriābāre		decuriāberis
decuriābere
3rd sg.decuriāturdecuriābāturdecuriābitur
1st pl.decuriāmurdecuriābāmurdecuriābimur
2nd pl.decuriāminīdecuriābāminīdecuriābiminī
3rd pl.decurianturdecuriābanturdecuriābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.decurierdecuriārer
2nd sg.decuriēris
decuriēre		decuriārēris
decuriārēre
3rd sg.decuriēturdecuriārētur
1st pl.decuriēmurdecuriārēmur
2nd pl.decuriēminīdecuriārēminī
3rd pl.decurienturdecuriārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.decuriādecuriāre
pres. 2nd pl.decuriātedecuriāminī
fut. 2nd sg.decuriātōdecuriātor
fut. 3rd sg.decuriātōdecuriātor
fut. 2nd pl.decuriātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.decuriantōdecuriantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedecuriāredecuriārī
perfect infinitivedecuriāvisse
decuriāsse		decuriātum esse
future infinitivedecuriātūrum essedecuriātum īrī
present participledecuriāns—
perfect participle—decuriātus
decuriāta, decuriātā, decuriātae, decuriātam, decuriātārum, decuriātās, decuriātī, decuriātōrum, decuriātōs
future participledecuriātūrus
decuriātūra, decuriātūrā, decuriātūrae, decuriātūram, decuriātūrārum, decuriātūrās, decuriātūre, decuriātūrī, decuriātūrīs, decuriātūrō, decuriātūrōrum, decuriātūrōs, decuriātūrum		decuriandus
decurianda, decuriandā, decuriandae, decuriandam, decuriandārum, decuriandās, decuriande, decuriandīs, decuriandōrum, decuriandōs
gerunddecuriandī, decuriandō, decuriandumsupinedecuriātum, decuriātū

dĕcŭrĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. decuria,
I. to divide into decuriae.
I. Prop.: equites decuriati, centuriati pedites, Liv. 22, 38, v. preced. art.—Esp. to divide the people into companies or clubs for purposes of bribery and corruption: servorum delectus habebatur ... cum vicatim homines conscriberentur, decuriarentur, Cic. Sest. 15: decuriasse Plancium, conscripsisse, etc., id. Planc. 18, 45; cf. ib. 19, 47; id. Phil. 7, 6, 18; id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 5, and v. decuriatio.— *
II. Trop.: vertex incrementis lustralibus decuriatus, i. e. of a man ten lustres old, Mart. Cap. 1, p. 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin decuriō From decuria + -ō.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDecurioDecurio the head or representative of a decuria. 1. The head of the decuriae into which the curiae and the senate were divided. [DECURIA 1, 2.] 2. The…

Quick answers

What does decuriō mean in Latin?
decuriō, a noun, means “decurion; foreman”.
What is the genitive of decuriō?
The genitive singular is decuriōnis. decuriō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce decuriō?
In classical Latin, [dɛˈkʊ.ri.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈkuː.ri.o].