dedecorus

Latin

Etymology

dē- +‎ decōrus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deː.deˈkoː.rus/, [d̪eːd̪ɛˈkoːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.deˈko.rus/, [d̪ed̪eˈkɔːrus]

Adjective

dēdecōrus (feminine dēdecōra, neuter dēdecōrum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (rare) dishonorable, bringing disgrace

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dēdecōrus	dēdecōra	dēdecōrum		dēdecōrī	dēdecōrae	dēdecōra
genitive	dēdecōrī	dēdecōrae	dēdecōrī		dēdecōrōrum	dēdecōrārum	dēdecōrōrum
dative	dēdecōrō	dēdecōrae	dēdecōrō		dēdecōrīs
accusative	dēdecōrum	dēdecōram	dēdecōrum		dēdecōrōs	dēdecōrās	dēdecōra
ablative	dēdecōrō	dēdecōrā	dēdecōrō		dēdecōrīs
vocative	dēdecōre	dēdecōra	dēdecōrum		dēdecōrī	dēdecōrae	dēdecōra

References

• “dedecorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dedecorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers