"decus" meaning in Latin

See decus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈde.kus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈd̪ɛkʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈde.kus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈd̪ɛːkus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *dekos (“dignity”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱos (“that which is proper”), from *deḱ- (“take, perceive”). Compare with decor. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*deḱ-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*dekos||dignity}} Proto-Italic *dekos (“dignity”), {{inh|la|ine-pro|*déḱos||that which is proper}} Proto-Indo-European *déḱos (“that which is proper”) Head templates: {{la-noun|decus<3>}} decus n (genitive decoris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|decus<3>}} Forms: decoris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], decus [nominative, singular], decora [nominative, plural], decoris [genitive, singular], decorum [genitive, plural], decorī [dative, singular], decoribus [dative, plural], decus [accusative, singular], decora [accusative, plural], decore [ablative, singular], decoribus [ablative, plural], decus [singular, vocative], decora [plural, vocative]
  1. honor, distinction, glory Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-decus-la-noun-B2pdR1VV
  2. pride, dignity Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-decus-la-noun-uCmh61I7 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 21 33 24 22
  3. grace, splendor, ornament, beauty Tags: declension-3, neuter Synonyms: faciēs, pulchritūdō, decor
    Sense id: en-decus-la-noun-G0kZCrCJ
  4. (in the plural) deeds of honor, honorable achievements Tags: declension-3, in-plural, neuter Synonyms: ausus, ausum, fortia, gestum
    Sense id: en-decus-la-noun-LBy0VGKN Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 16 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decorō, dēdecus Related terms: decet, decor, decōrus

Inflected forms

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      "form": "decore",
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          "english": "The ties of loyalty on the one hand, and the necessities of famine on the other, kept the besieged wavering between the alternatives of glory and infamy.",
          "ref": "c. 100-110, Tacitus, Histories: Book 4:",
          "text": "Obsessos hinc fides, inde egestas inter decus ac flagitium distrahebant.",
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          "word": "dehonestāmentum"
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "fortia"
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          "word": "gestum"
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      "ipa": "/ˈde.kus/",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.kus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪ɛːkus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
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    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "The ties of loyalty on the one hand, and the necessities of famine on the other, kept the besieged wavering between the alternatives of glory and infamy.",
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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}

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