Decimus

See also: decimus

Latin

Alternative forms

(praenominal abbreviation): D.
Decius

Etymology

From decimus (“the tenth”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛ.kɪ.mʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈd̪ɛː.t͡ʃi.mus]

Proper noun

Decimus m (genitive Decimī, feminine Decima); second declension

A masculine praenomen, originally used for a tenth-born son.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Decimus	Decimī
genitive	Decimī	Decimōrum
dative	Decimō	Decimīs
accusative	Decimum	Decimōs
ablative	Decimō	Decimīs
vocative	Decime	Decimī

Derived terms

Decima f (praenomen)

See also

Quīntus
Sextus
Septimus
Octāvus, Octāviānus

References

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