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dedecus
dedecus
Latin
Noun
dēdecus n (genitive dēdecoris); third declension
- Disgrace, dishonor, infamy, shame, discredit.
- That which causes shame; a disgrace, blot, blemish.
- A shameful act; vice, turpitude.
- indecency
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēdecus | dēdecora |
| genitive | dēdecoris | dēdecorum |
| dative | dēdecorī | dēdecoribus |
| accusative | dēdecus | dēdecora |
| ablative | dēdecore | dēdecoribus |
| vocative | dēdecus | dēdecora |
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References
- dedecus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dedecus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- DEDECUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “dedecus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.