LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dēdecōrus

dēdecōrus (feminine dēdecōra, neuter dēdecōrum)
Classical[deː.dɛˈkoː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[de.deˈkɔː.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveraredishonorable, bringing disgrace

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedēdecōrusdēdecōradēdecōrum
genitivedēdecōrīdēdecōraedēdecōrī
dativedēdecōrōdēdecōraedēdecōrō
accusativedēdecōrumdēdecōramdēdecōrum
ablativedēdecōrōdēdecōrādēdecōrō
vocativedēdecōredēdecōradēdecōrum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedēdecōrīdēdecōraedēdecōra
genitivedēdecōrōrumdēdecōrārumdēdecōrōrum
dativedēdecōrīsdēdecōrīsdēdecōrīs
accusativedēdecōrōsdēdecōrāsdēdecōra
ablativedēdecōrīsdēdecōrīsdēdecōrīs
vocativedēdecōrīdēdecōraedēdecōra

dē-dĕcōrus, a, um,
I. adj., disgraceful, dishonorable, shameful (very rare), Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 73: majoribus suis, Tac. A. 3, 32; id. ib. 12, 47.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēdecōrus

Latin dē- Latin decōrus Latin dēdecōrus From dē- + decōrus.

Quick answers

What does dēdecōrus mean in Latin?
dēdecōrus, a adjective, means “dishonorable, bringing disgrace”.
How do you pronounce dēdecōrus?
In classical Latin, [deː.dɛˈkoː.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.deˈkɔː.rus].
Where does dēdecōrus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēdecōrus.