decentia

Interlingua

Noun

decentia (plural decentias)

  1. decency

Latin

Etymology

From decēns +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deˈken.ti.a/, [dɛˈkɛn.ti.a]

Noun

decentia f (genitive decentiae); first declension

  1. decency, comeliness, becomingness

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative decentia decentiae
Genitive decentiae decentiārum
Dative decentiae decentiīs
Accusative decentiam decentiās
Ablative decentiā decentiīs
Vocative decentia decentiae

Participle

decentia

  1. nominative neuter plural of decēns
  2. accusative neuter plural of decēns
  3. vocative neuter plural of decēns

References
  • decentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decentia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • decentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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