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
- G
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..." - P
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..." - P
Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...odii nanctus, ut socordem, inopem et maioribus suis dedecorum eoque etiam Asiae sorte depellendum incusavit, adverso senatu..." - G
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..."
