Decimus

See also: decimus

Latin

Alternative forms

• (praenominal abbreviation): D.
• Decius

Etymology

From decimus (“the tenth”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ki.mus/, [ˈd̪ɛkɪmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.t͡ʃi.mus/, [ˈd̪ɛːt͡ʃimus]

Proper noun

Decimus m (genitive Decimī, feminine Decima); second declension

1. A masculine praenomen, originally used for a tenth-born son.

Declension

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

• Decima f (praenomen)

See also

• Quīntus
• Sextus
• Septimus
• Octāvus, Octāviānus

References

• “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.