"Decimus" meaning in Latin

See Decimus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈdɛ.kɪ.mʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈdɛː.t͡ʃi.mus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From decimus (“the tenth”). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Decimus<2.both>|f=Decima}} Decimus m (genitive Decimī, feminine Decima); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Decimus<2.both>}} Forms: Decimī [genitive], Decima [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Decimus [nominative, singular], Decimī [nominative, plural], Decimī [genitive, singular], Decimōrum [genitive, plural], Decimō [dative, singular], Decimīs [dative, plural], Decimum [accusative, singular], Decimōs [accusative, plural], Decimō [ablative, singular], Decimīs [ablative, plural], Decime [singular, vocative], Decimī [plural, vocative], D. [alternative], Decius [alternative]
  1. A masculine praenomen, originally used for a tenth-born son. Tags: declension-2, masculine Derived forms: Decima (alt: praenomen) [feminine] Related terms: Quīntus, Sextus, Septimus, Octāvus, Octāviānus
    Sense id: en-Decimus-la-name-587panBJ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin praenomina, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "D.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Decius",
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      ]
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      },
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      "name": "la-proper noun"
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        {
          "word": "Quīntus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sextus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Septimus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Octāvus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Octāviānus"
        }
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      "ipa": "[ˈdɛ.kɪ.mʊs]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɛː.t͡ʃi.mus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "Decima",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimō",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decimī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "D.",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Decius",
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      ]
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      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "Decimus<2.both>"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Quīntus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sextus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Septimus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Octāvus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Octāviānus"
    }
  ],
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        "Latin praenomina",
        "Latin proper nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "A masculine praenomen, originally used for a tenth-born son."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɛ.kɪ.mʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɛː.t͡ʃi.mus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Decimus"
}

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