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Verb

decus

1. conditional of deci

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *dekos ‎(“dignity”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱos ‎(“that which is proper”), from *deḱ- ‎(“take, perceive”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.kus/, [ˈdɛ.kʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.kus/, [ˈdeː.kus]

Noun

decus n ‎(genitive decoris); third declension

1. honor, distinction, glory
2. pride, dignity
3. grace, splendor, ornament, beauty
4. (in the plural) deeds of honor, honorable achievements

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Derived terms

• decorō
• dēdecus

Related terms

• decet
• decor
• decōrus

References

• decus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• decus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• DECUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “decus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

1. ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “decet”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 164