decet

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *dekēō, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-, the same root as doceō.

Pronunciation

Verb

decet (present infinitive decēre, perfect active decuit); second conjugation, third person only, no passive

  1. it adorns
  2. it is decent, suitable, seemly, or proper

Inflection

This verb is only used in 3rd-person forms, present and perfect infinitives, and present active participle.

   Conjugation of decet (second conjugation, impersonal, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — — decet — — decent
imperfect — — decēbat — — decēbant
future — — decēbit — — decēbunt
perfect — — decuit — — decuērunt, decuēre
pluperfect — — decuerat — — decuerant
future perfect — — decuerit — — decuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — — deceat — — deceant
imperfect — — decēret — — decērent
perfect — — decuerit — — decuerint
pluperfect — — decuisset — — decuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — — — — — —
future — — decētō — — decentō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives decēre decuisse — — — —
participles decēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
decēre decendī decendō decendum — —

Derived terms

References
  • decet in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decet in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • decet in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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