dedecorum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →dedecorus, dedecora, dedecorum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
dishonorable/disgraceful/discreditable/shameful; dishonoring; causing disgrace;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →dedecor, (gen.), dedecoris:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
dishonorable, shameful; unseemly, unbecoming (L+S);
gen. pl. (all) - Entry →dedecus, dedecoris:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
disgrace/dishonor/discredit/shame/infamy; misbehavior; vice, turpitude (L+S);; shameful/repulsive appearance; blot, blemish (L+S); vicious act, shameful deed;
gen. pl.
Examples
Gaius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...omni acerbitate in senatum, cui ad avertendos tantorum dedecorum rumores palam minabatur, querens inter cetera fraudatum se iusto..."Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...simulque concursu plurium iniciuntur catenae. ac compede, quod dedecorum barbaris, trahebatur; mox quia vulgus duro imperio habitum, probra..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...odii nanctus, ut socordem, inopem et maioribus suis dedecorum eoque etiam Asiae sorte depellendum incusavit, adverso senatu..."Liber VIII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...statuam loricatam divi Iulii'. Parum visum tantorum dedecorum esse curiam testem: delectus est celeberrimus locus, in quo legenda..."
