Decimus
See also: decimus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From decimus (“the tenth”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈde.ki.mus/, [ˈd̪ɛkɪmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.t͡ʃi.mus/, [ˈd̪ɛːt͡ʃimus]
Proper noun edit
Decimus m (genitive Decimī, feminine Decima); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, originally used for a tenth-born son.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Decimus | Decimī |
| Genitive | Decimī | Decimōrum |
| Dative | Decimō | Decimīs |
| Accusative | Decimum | Decimōs |
| Ablative | Decimō | Decimīs |
| Vocative | Decime | Decimī |
Derived terms edit
- Decima f (praenomen)
See also edit
References edit
- “Decimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Decimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.