decorus

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Latin

Etymology

From decor.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. becoming, fitting, proper, suitable
    • 23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horace, Odes 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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative decōrus decōra decōrum decōrī decōrae decōra
Genitive decōrī decōrae decōrī decōrōrum decōrārum decōrōrum
Dative decōrō 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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