addecet

Latin

Etymology

ad- (“to”) +‎ decet (“it is decent, proper”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈad.de.ket/, [ˈäd̪ːɛkɛt̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈad.de.t͡ʃet/, [ˈäd̪ːet͡ʃet̪]

Verb

addecet (present infinitive addecēre, perfect active addecuit); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem, third person only

1. (with accusative) to behoove; to become; to be proper

Conjugation

Conjugation of addecet (second conjugation, no supine stem, third person only, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	—	addecet	—	—	addecent
	imperfect	—	—	addecēbat	—	—	addecēbant
	future	—	—	addecēbit	—	—	addecēbunt
	perfect	—	—	addecuit	—	—	addecuērunt, addecuēre
	pluperfect	—	—	addecuerat	—	—	addecuerant
	future perfect	—	—	addecuerit	—	—	addecuerint
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	—	addeceat	—	—	addeceant
	imperfect	—	—	addecēret	—	—	addecērent
	perfect	—	—	addecuerit	—	—	addecuerint
	pluperfect	—	—	addecuisset	—	—	addecuissent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	—	—	—	—	—
	future	—	—	addecētō	—	—	addecentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		addecēre	addecuisse	—	—	—	—
participles		addecēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		addecendī	addecendō	addecendum	addecendō	—	—

Related terms

• condecet
• decet
• dēdecet

Descendants

• ⇒ Italian: addirsi (possibly)

References

• “addecet”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• addecet in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.