"decet" meaning in Latin

See decet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ˈdɛ.kɛt] [Classical-Latin], [ˈdɛː.t͡ʃet] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *dekēt, from earlier *dekējeti, from Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁-yé-ti, from *deḱ-, the same root as doceō. Parallel semantics occur in Sanskrit दक्षति (dáksati, “is proper, seemly, fitting”), Ancient Greek δοκεῖ (dokeî, “seems good, correct, proper”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*deḱ-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*dekēt}} Proto-Italic *dekēt, {{inh|la|ine-pro||*dḱeh₁-yé-ti}} Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁-yé-ti, {{cog|sa|दक्षति||is proper, seemly, fitting|tr=dáksati}} Sanskrit दक्षति (dáksati, “is proper, seemly, fitting”), {{cognate|grc|δοκεῖ||seems good, correct, proper}} Ancient Greek δοκεῖ (dokeî, “seems good, correct, proper”) Head templates: {{la-verb|2+.3only.nopass|decet}} decet (present infinitive decēre, perfect active decuit, supine decitum); second conjugation, third person-only, no passive Inflection templates: {{la-conj|2+.3only.nopass|decet}} Forms: decet [canonical], third person-only [canonical], no passive [canonical], decēre [infinitive, present], decuit [active, perfect], decitum [supine], conjugation-2 [table-tags], - [active, first-person, indicative, present, singular], - [active, indicative, present, second-person, singular], decet [active, indicative, present, singular, third-person], - [active, first-person, indicative, plural, present], - [active, indicative, plural, present, second-person], decent [active, indicative, plural, present, third-person], - [active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], - [active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], decēbat [active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], - [active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], - [active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], decēbant [active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], - [active, first-person, future, indicative, singular], - [active, future, indicative, second-person, singular], decēbit [active, future, indicative, singular, third-person], - [active, first-person, future, indicative, plural], - [active, future, indicative, plural, second-person], decēbunt [active, future, indicative, plural, third-person], - [active, first-person, indicative, perfect, singular], - [active, indicative, perfect, second-person, singular], decuit [active, indicative, perfect, singular, third-person], - [active, first-person, indicative, perfect, plural], - [active, indicative, perfect, plural, second-person], decuērunt [active, indicative, perfect, plural, third-person], decuēre [active, indicative, perfect, plural, third-person], - [active, first-person, indicative, pluperfect, singular], - [active, indicative, pluperfect, second-person, singular], decuerat [active, indicative, pluperfect, singular, third-person], - [active, first-person, indicative, pluperfect, plural], - [active, indicative, pluperfect, plural, second-person], decuerant [active, indicative, pluperfect, plural, third-person], - [active, first-person, future, indicative, perfect, singular], - [active, future, indicative, perfect, second-person, singular], decuerit [active, future, indicative, perfect, singular, third-person], - [active, first-person, future, indicative, perfect, plural], - [active, future, indicative, perfect, plural, second-person], decuerint [active, future, indicative, perfect, plural, third-person], - [active, first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], - [active, present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], deceat [active, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], - [active, first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], - [active, plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], deceant [active, plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], - [active, first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], - [active, imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], decēret [active, imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], - [active, first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], - [active, imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], decērent [active, imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], - [active, first-person, perfect, singular, subjunctive], - [active, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], decuerit [active, perfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], - [active, first-person, perfect, plural, subjunctive], - [active, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], decuerint [active, perfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], - [active, first-person, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive], - [active, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], decuisset [active, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], - [active, first-person, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive], - [active, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], decuissent [active, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], - [active, first-person, future, imperative, singular], - [active, future, imperative, second-person, singular], decētō [active, future, imperative, singular, third-person], - [active, first-person, future, imperative, plural], - [active, future, imperative, plural, second-person], decentō [active, future, imperative, plural, third-person], decēre [active, infinitive, present], - [infinitive, passive, present], decēns [active, participle, present], - [participle, passive, present], decitūrum esse [active, future, infinitive], - [future, infinitive, passive], decitūrus [active, future, participle], - [future, participle, passive], decuisse [active, infinitive, perfect], - [infinitive, passive, perfect], - [active, participle, perfect], - [participle, passive, perfect], decitūrum fuisse [active, infinitive, perfect, potential], - [infinitive, passive, perfect, potential], - [active, participle, perfect, potential], - [participle, passive, perfect, potential], decendī [genitive, gerund, noun-from-verb], decendō [dative, gerund, noun-from-verb], decendum [accusative, gerund, noun-from-verb], decendō [ablative, gerund, noun-from-verb], decitum [accusative, noun-from-verb, supine], decitū [ablative, noun-from-verb, supine]
  1. to adorn Tags: conjugation-2
    Sense id: en-decet-la-verb-ygPQmDo1 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin second conjugation verbs with perfect in -u- Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Latin second conjugation verbs with perfect in -u-: 51 49
  2. to be decent, suitable, seemly, or proper Tags: conjugation-2
    Sense id: en-decet-la-verb-o9zqxCfJ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin second conjugation verbs with perfect in -u- Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Latin second conjugation verbs with perfect in -u-: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: addecet, condecet, decens, decibilis, decor, dēdecet Related terms: decus

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "addecet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "condecet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "decens"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "decibilis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "decor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dēdecet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*deḱ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*dekēt"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *dekēt",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*dḱeh₁-yé-ti"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁-yé-ti",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "दक्षति",
        "3": "",
        "4": "is proper, seemly, fitting",
        "tr": "dáksati"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit दक्षति (dáksati, “is proper, seemly, fitting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "δοκεῖ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "seems good, correct, proper"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek δοκεῖ (dokeî, “seems good, correct, proper”)",
      "name": "cognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *dekēt, from earlier *dekējeti, from Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁-yé-ti, from *deḱ-, the same root as doceō.\nParallel semantics occur in Sanskrit दक्षति (dáksati, “is proper, seemly, fitting”), Ancient Greek δοκεῖ (dokeî, “seems good, correct, proper”).",
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    {
      "form": "decet",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "third person-only",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no passive",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decēre",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuit",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decitum",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conjugation-2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decēbat",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "decēbant",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decēbunt",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuērunt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuēre",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
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        "indicative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuerat",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
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    {
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        "perfect",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "-",
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        "indicative",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuerit",
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        "active",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "decuerint",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deceat",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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    {
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "deceant",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "decēret",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decērent",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
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        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuerit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuerint",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuisset",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuissent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decētō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decentō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decēre",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "decētō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decentō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decēre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decēns",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decitūrum esse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decitūrus",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "future",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "participle",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decuisse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decitūrum fuisse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive",
        "perfect",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive",
        "perfect",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "perfect",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decendī",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "gerund",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decendō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "gerund",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decendum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "gerund",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decendō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "gerund",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decitum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun-from-verb",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decitū",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "noun-from-verb",
        "supine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "2+.3only.nopass",
        "2": "decet"
      },
      "expansion": "decet (present infinitive decēre, perfect active decuit, supine decitum); second conjugation, third person-only, no passive",
      "name": "la-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "2+.3only.nopass",
        "2": "decet"
      },
      "name": "la-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "decus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to adorn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adorn",
          "adorn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "conjugation-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be decent, suitable, seemly, or proper"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decent",
          "decent"
        ],
        [
          "suitable",
          "suitable"
        ],
        [
          "seemly",
          "seemly"
        ],
        [
          "proper",
          "proper"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "conjugation-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɛ.kɛt]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɛː.t͡ʃet]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decet"
}

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