deciduus

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Latin

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Etymology

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dēcidō (to fall down or off) +‎ -uus

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dēciduus (feminine dēcidua, neuter dēciduum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. falling down or off, deciduous

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēciduus dēcidua dēciduum dēciduī dēciduae dēcidua
Genitive dēciduī dēciduae dēciduī dēciduōrum dēciduārum dēciduōrum
Dative dēciduō dēciduō dēciduīs
Accusative dēciduum dēciduam dēciduum dēciduōs dēciduās dēcidua
Ablative dēciduō dēciduā dēciduō dēciduīs
Vocative dēcidue dēcidua dēciduum dēciduī dēciduae dēcidua

Descendants

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  • English: deciduous, decidua
  • Portuguese: decíduo
  • Spanish: deciduo

References

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