Decimus
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From decimus (“the tenth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈde.ki.mus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.t͡ʃi.mus/,
Proper noun
Decimus m (genitive Decimī, feminine Decima); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, originally used for a tenth-born son.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Decimus | Decimī |
| genitive | Decimī | Decimōrum |
| dative | Decimō | Decimīs |
| accusative | Decimum | Decimōs |
| ablative | Decimō | Decimīs |
| vocative | Decime | Decimī |
Derived terms
- Decima f (praenomen)
See also
References
- “Decimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Decimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.