"decorum" meaning in Latin

See decorum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [dɛˈkoː.rũː] [Classical-Latin], [deˈkɔː.rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: decōrum [canonical]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=decōrum}} decōrum
  1. inflection of decōrus:
    nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: decōrus
    Sense id: en-decorum-la-adj-GnUwSwvX Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 29 27 3 3 3 6 6 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 38 39 5 9 9
  2. inflection of decōrus:
    accusative masculine singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, singular Form of: decōrus
    Sense id: en-decorum-la-adj-KrTBV17E Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 29 27 3 3 3 6 6 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 38 39 5 9 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [dɛˈkoː.rũː] [Classical-Latin], [deˈkɔː.rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Noun use of the neuter form of decōrus (“becoming, fitting, proper”). Head templates: {{la-noun|decōrum<2>}} decōrum n (genitive decōrī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|decōrum<2>}} Forms: decōrum [canonical, neuter], decōrī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], decōrum [nominative, singular], decōra [nominative, plural], decōrī [genitive, singular], decōrōrum [genitive, plural], decōrō [dative, singular], decōrīs [dative, plural], decōrum [accusative, singular], decōra [accusative, plural], decōrō [ablative, singular], decōrīs [ablative, plural], decōrum [singular, vocative], decōra [plural, vocative]
  1. seemliness, propriety Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-decorum-la-noun-m73Gv3P~ Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [dɛˈkoː.rũː] [Classical-Latin], [deˈkɔː.rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: decōrum [canonical]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|noun form|head=decōrum}} decōrum
  1. genitive plural of decor Tags: form-of, genitive, plural Form of: decor
    Sense id: en-decorum-la-noun-ZVREb8hf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [dɛˈkoː.rũː] [Classical-Latin], [deˈkɔː.rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|noun form}} decorum
  1. genitive plural of decus Tags: form-of, genitive, plural Form of: decus
    Sense id: en-decorum-la-noun-mTj2NQB1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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}

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}

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