dedecet

Latin

Etymology

dē- (“away from, out of”) +‎ decet (“it is decent, proper”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.de.ket/, [ˈd̪eːd̪ɛkɛt̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.de.t͡ʃet/, [ˈd̪ɛːd̪et͡ʃet̪]

Verb

dēdecet (present infinitive dēdecēre, perfect active dēdecuit); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem, third person only

1. (with accusative) to be unseemly or unsuitable; to be unbecoming

Conjugation

• The first-person singular perfect active indicative, dēdecuī, is attested in The Thebaid by Publius Papinius Statius to mean “to dishonor”; elsewhere, this verb is only used in 3rd-person forms, present and perfect infinitives, and present active participle.

   Conjugation of dēdecet (second conjugation, no supine stem, third person-only, active-only)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		—		dēdecet		—		—		dēdecent
	imperfect	—		—		dēdecēbat		—		—		dēdecēbant
	future	—		—		dēdecēbit		—		—		dēdecēbunt
	perfect	—		—		dēdecuit		—		—		dēdecuērunt, dēdecuēre
	pluperfect	—		—		dēdecuerat		—		—		dēdecuerant
	future perfect	—		—		dēdecuerit		—		—		dēdecuerint
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		—		dēdeceat		—		—		dēdeceant
	imperfect	—		—		dēdecēret		—		—		dēdecērent
	perfect	—		—		dēdecuerit		—		—		dēdecuerint
	pluperfect	—		—		dēdecuisset		—		—		dēdecuissent
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	future	—		—		dēdecētō		—		—		dēdecentō
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		dēdecēre			—			dēdecēns			—
perfect		dēdecuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		dēdecendī		dēdecendō		dēdecendum		dēdecendō		—		—

Related terms

• addecet
• condecet
• decet

References

• “dedecet”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dedecet in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.