dedecus
Latin
Etymology
From dē (“from, away or down from”) + decus (“glory, honor, dignity”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdeː.de.kus/, [ˈd̪eːd̪ɛkʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.de.kus/, [ˈd̪ɛːd̪ekus]
Noun
dēdecus n (genitive dēdecoris); third declension
- Disgrace, dishonor, infamy, shame, discredit.
- Synonym: dehonestāmentum
- Antonyms: faciēs, pulchritūdō, decor, decus
- That which causes shame; a disgrace, blot, blemish.
- A shameful act; vice, turpitude.
- indecency
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēdecus | dēdecora |
| Genitive | dēdecoris | dēdecorum |
| Dative | dēdecorī | dēdecoribus |
| Accusative | dēdecus | dēdecora |
| Ablative | dēdecore | dēdecoribus |
| Vocative | dēdecus | dēdecora |
Related terms
- dēdecorāmentum
- dēdecorātiō
- dēdecorātor
- dēdecorō
- dēdecorōsus
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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- dedecus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette