decanatus

Latin

Etymology

From decānus +‎ -ātus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [dɛ.kaːˈnaː.tʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d̪e.kaˈnaː.t̪us]

Noun

decānātus m (genitive decānātūs); fourth declension (Medieval Latin)

deanship, office of a dean
deanery, decanate

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	decānātus	decānātūs
genitive	decānātūs	decānātuum
dative	decānātuī	decānātibus
accusative	decānātum	decānātūs
ablative	decānātū	decānātibus
vocative	decānātus	decānātūs

Descendants

→ English: decanate
→ Dutch: decanaat
French: doyenné
→ French: décanat
→ German: Dekanat
→ Indonesian: dekanat
→ Polish: dziekanat, dekanat
→ Russian: декана́т (dekanát)