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	present	—	—	—	—	—	—
	future	—	—	dēdecētō	—	—	dēdecentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēdecēre	dēdecuisse	—	—	—	—
participles		dēdecēns	—	—	—	—	—
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.