decorus

decorus

Latin

Etymology

    From decor + -us, compare honōrus, from honor.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    decōrus (feminine decōra, neuter decōrum, adverb decōrē); first/second-declension adjective

    1. becoming, fitting, proper, suitable
      • 23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horatius, Carmina 3.2.13:
        Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
        Sweet and fitting it is to die for one's fatherland.
    2. decorated, adorned; elegant, fine, beautiful
    3. graceful

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative decōrus decōra decōrum decōrī decōrae decōra
    genitive decōrī decōrae decōrī decōrōrum decōrārum decōrōrum
    dative decōrō decōrae decōrō decōrīs
    accusative decōrum decōram decōrum decōrōs decōrās decōra
    ablative decōrō decōrā decōrō decōrīs
    vocative decōre decōra decōrum decōrī decōrae decōra

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    References

    • “decorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “decorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “decorus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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