decemvir
English
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editdecemvir (plural decemvirs or decemviri)
- (historical) Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome and establish the laws of the Twelve Tables.
- Any member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten.
Derived terms
edit- (adj.): decemviral
- (rule; office; era): decemvirate
- (office; term): decemvirship
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editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom decem (“ten”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /deˈkem.u̯ir/, [d̪ɛˈkɛmu̯ɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈt͡ʃem.vir/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛmvir]
Noun
editdecemvir m (genitive decemvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) decemvir
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | decemvir | decemvirī |
Genitive | decemvirī | decemvirōrum |
Dative | decemvirō | decemvirīs |
Accusative | decemvirum | decemvirōs |
Ablative | decemvirō | decemvirīs |
Vocative | decemvir | decemvirī |
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editReferences
edit- “decemvir”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “decemvir”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- decemvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editdecemvir m (plural decemviri)
Declension
editDeclension of decemvir
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) decemvir | decemvirul | (niște) decemviri | decemvirii |
genitive/dative | (unui) decemvir | decemvirului | (unor) decemviri | decemvirilor |
vocative | decemvirule | decemvirilor |
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