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 present
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.