adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
indecōrus
indecōrus (feminine indecōra, neuter indecōrum)
Classical[ɪn.dɛˈkoː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[in.deˈkɔː.rus]
Meaning
- adjectiveunbecoming, unseemly, indecorous
- adjectivedisgraceful, shameful
- adjectiveunsightly
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
nōn decōrus, turpisindecōrus -a -um — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 9
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indecōrus | indecōra | indecōrum |
| genitive | indecōrī | indecōrae | indecōrī |
| dative | indecōrō | indecōrae | indecōrō |
| accusative | indecōrum indecorem | indecōram indecorem | indecōrum |
| ablative | indecōrō | indecōrā | indecōrō |
| vocative | indecōre | indecōra | indecōrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indecōrī indecorēs | indecōrae indecorēs | indecōra indecoria |
| genitive | indecōrōrum indecorium | indecōrārum indecorium | indecōrōrum indecorium |
| dative | indecōrīs indecoribus | indecōrīs indecoribus | indecōrīs indecoribus |
| accusative | indecōrōs indecorēs | indecōrās indecorēs | indecōra indecoria |
| ablative | indecōrīs indecoribus | indecōrīs indecoribus | indecōrīs indecoribus |
| vocative | indecōrī indecorēs | indecōrae indecorēs | indecōra indecoria |
in-dĕcōrus, a, um, adj.,
I. unbecoming, unseemly, indecorous, disgraceful, shameful, unsightly (class.):
quod animo magno fit, id dignum viro et decorum videtur: quod contra, id ut turpe, sic indecorum, Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94: nihil malum nisi quod turpe, inhonestum, indecorum, etc., id. Fin. 3, 4, 14: indecorum est, de stillicidiis cum dicas, amplissimis verbis et locis uti communibus, id. Or. 21, 72: studia saeculo, Plin. Pan. 46, 4: gestus, Quint. 1, 10, 35: uva visu, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28: visus, id. 13, 12, 24, § 79: haud indecoros motus dare, Liv. 7, 2, 4.— Plur. as subst.: indĕcōrae, ārum, f. (sc. feminae), ill-favored women, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 2.—Hence, adv.: indĕcōrē, unbecomingly, indecently (class.): ne quid indecore, effeminateque faciat, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 14: quam minime indecore facere, id. ib. 1, 31, 114: haud indecore, Tac. H. 5, 23.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-decōrus adj.,
unbecoming, unseemly, unsightly: motūs, L.: Non indecoro pulvere sordidi, i. e. honorable, H.—Plur f. as subst, ill-favored women.—Fig., without fame, of no repute: Trebellius, Ta.—Unbecoming, disgraceful: indecorum est locis uti communibus.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinindecōrus
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 decōrus Latin indecōrus From in- + decōrus.