indecorus

indecorus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *ən-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁yéti
Proto-Italic *dekējeti
Proto-Italic *dekēt
Latin decet
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *-ōs
Proto-Italic *-ōs
Latin -or
Latin decor
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Italic *-os
Old Latin -os
Latin -us
Latin decōrus
Latin indecōrus

    From in- + decōrus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    indecōrus (feminine indecōra, neuter indecōrum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. unbecoming, unseemly, indecorous
    2. disgraceful, shameful
    3. unsightly

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative indecōrus indecōra indecōrum indecōrī indecōrae indecōra
    genitive indecōrī indecōrae indecōrī indecōrōrum indecōrārum indecōrōrum
    dative indecōrō indecōrae indecōrō indecōrīs
    accusative indecōrum indecōram indecōrum indecōrōs indecōrās indecōra
    ablative indecōrō indecōrā indecōrō indecōrīs
    vocative indecōre indecōra indecōrum indecōrī indecōrae indecōra

    References

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