adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
dēdecōrus
dēdecōrus (feminine dēdecōra, neuter dēdecōrum)
Classical[deː.dɛˈkoː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[de.deˈkɔː.rus]
Meaning
- adjectiveraredishonorable, bringing disgrace
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēdecōrus | dēdecōra | dēdecōrum |
| genitive | dēdecōrī | dēdecōrae | dēdecōrī |
| dative | dēdecōrō | dēdecōrae | dēdecōrō |
| accusative | dēdecōrum | dēdecōram | dēdecōrum |
| ablative | dēdecōrō | dēdecōrā | dēdecōrō |
| vocative | dēdecōre | dēdecōra | dēdecōrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēdecōrī | dēdecōrae | dēdecōra |
| genitive | dēdecōrōrum | dēdecōrārum | dēdecōrōrum |
| dative | dēdecōrīs | dēdecōrīs | dēdecōrīs |
| accusative | dēdecōrōs | dēdecōrās | dēdecōra |
| ablative | dēdecōrīs | dēdecōrīs | dēdecōrīs |
| vocative | dēdecōrī | dēdecōrae | dēdecōra |
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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-decōrus adj.,
dishonoring, disgraceful: maioribus suis, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēdecōrus
Latin dē- Latin decōrus Latin dēdecōrus From dē- + decōrus.