decanatus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From decānus +‎ -ātus.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /de.kaːˈnaː.tus/, [d̪ɛkäːˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.kaˈna.tus/, [d̪ekäˈnäːt̪us]

Noun edit

decānātus m (genitive decānātūs); fourth declension (Medieval Latin)

deanship, office of a dean
deanery, decanate

Declension edit

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	decānātus	decānātūs
Genitive	decānātūs	decānātuum
Dative	decānātuī	decānātibus
Accusative	decānātum	decānātūs
Ablative	decānātū	decānātibus
Vocative	decānātus	decānātūs

Descendants edit

→ English: decanate
→ Dutch: decanaat
French: doyenné
→ French: décanat
→ German: Dekanat
→ Indonesian: dekanat
→ Polish: dziekanat, dekanat
→ Russian: декана́т (dekanát)

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