decalogus

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deˈka.lo.ɡus/, [d̪ɛˈkäɫ̪ɔɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈka.lo.ɡus/, [d̪eˈkäːloɡus]

Noun

decalogus m (genitive decalogī); second declension

1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Decalogue

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	decalogus	decalogī
Genitive	decalogī	decalogōrum
Dative	decalogō	decalogīs
Accusative	decalogum	decalogōs
Ablative	decalogō	decalogīs
Vocative	decaloge	decalogī

Descendants

• → Catalan: decàleg
• → French: décalogue
  • → English: decalogue
• → Italian: decalogo
• → Portuguese: decálogo
• → Spanish: decálogo

Further reading

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