"decanus" meaning in Latin

See decanus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [dɛˈkaː.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [deˈkaː.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin decānus From decem (“ten”) + -ānus. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|decem<t:ten>|-ānus|text=+|title=decānus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin decānus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dekəm", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "decem", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-nus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "decānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="decānus"> From decem (“ten”) + -ānus. Head templates: {{la-noun|decānus<2>}} decānus m (genitive decānī); second declension, {{tlb|la|Late Latin}} (Late Latin) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|decānus<2>}} Forms: decānus [canonical, masculine], decānī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], decānus [nominative, singular], decānī [nominative, plural], decānī [genitive, singular], decānōrum [genitive, plural], decānō [dative, singular], decānīs [dative, plural], decānum [accusative, singular], decānōs [accusative, plural], decānō [ablative, singular], decānīs [ablative, plural], decāne [singular, vocative], decānī [plural, vocative]
  1. chief of ten people (in various contexts) Tags: Late-Latin, declension-2
    Sense id: en-decanus-la-noun-iStSk-77
  2. dean Tags: Late-Latin, declension-2
    Sense id: en-decanus-la-noun--Jdncmp4 Categories (other): Late Latin, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -anus, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Late Latin: 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 9 91 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 9 91 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 40 60 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -anus: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 92
     
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