decet

English

Noun

decet (plural decets)

1. (music) A group of ten musicians; a piece of music written for such a group

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Latin

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ket/, [ˈd̪ɛkɛt̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.t͡ʃet/, [ˈd̪ɛːt͡ʃet̪]

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of decet (second conjugation, no supine stem, third person only, 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
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		decendī	decendō	decendum	decendō	—	—

Derived terms

• addecet
• condecet
• decor
• dēdecet

Related terms

• decus

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.