condecet

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Latin

Etymology

con- (“with”) +‎ decet (“it is decent, proper”)

Pronunciation

Verb

condecet (present infinitive condecēre, perfect active condecuit); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem, third person only

  1. (with accusative) to be proper or fitting; to behoove; to become

Conjugation

This verb is only used in 3rd-person forms, present and perfect infinitives, and present active participle.

   Conjugation of condecet (second conjugation, no supine stem, third person-only, active-only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — — condecet — — condecent
imperfect — — condecēbat — — condecēbant
future — — condecēbit — — condecēbunt
perfect — — condecuit — — condecuērunt,
condecuēre
pluperfect — — condecuerat — — condecuerant
future perfect — — condecuerit — — condecuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — — condeceat — — condeceant
imperfect — — condecēret — — condecērent
perfect — — condecuerit — — condecuerint
pluperfect — — condecuisset — — condecuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active future — — condecētō — — condecentō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives condecēre condecuisse — — — —
participles condecēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
condecendī condecendō condecendum condecendō — —

Derived terms

References

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