indecens

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.de.kens/, [ˈɪn̪d̪ɛkẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.de.t͡ʃens/, [ˈin̪d̪et͡ʃens]

Adjective

indecēns (genitive indecentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. unseemly, unbecoming
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.26.1:

     Quōmodo nix in aestāte, et pluviae in messe, sīc indecēns est stultō glōria.

     As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool.
     (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)

2. indecent, improper
3. unsightly, ugly

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	indecēns			indecentēs	indecentia
genitive	indecentis			indecentium
dative	indecentī			indecentibus
accusative	indecentem	indecēns		indecentēs	indecentia
ablative	indecentī			indecentibus
vocative	indecēns			indecentēs	indecentia

References

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