condecet

condecet

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.de.ket/, [ˈkɔn.dɛ.kɛt]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.de.t͡ʃet/

Verb

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

1. (with accusative) is it proper or fitting; it behooves; it becomes

Inflection

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

Conjugation of condecet (second conjugation, impersonal, 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
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		condecēre	condecendī	condecendō	condecendum	—	—

Derived terms

• condecēns

Related terms

• addecet
• decet
• dēdecet

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