decor
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪkɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /deɪˈkoɹ/, /dɪˈkoɹ/, /ˈdeɪkoɹ/, /ˈdɛkoɹ/[1]
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈdæekoː/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Noun
decor (countable and uncountable, plural decors)
- The style of decoration of a room or building.
- Her living room had a lush Persian-style decor.
- A stage setting; scenery; set; backdrop.
Derived terms
Translations
decoration
|
stage setting
References
- ^ “decor”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present., “decor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin decōrum. Doublet of decòrum.
Pronunciation
Noun
decor m (plural decors)
Related terms
Further reading
- “decor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French décor, from Latin decor or decus.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːˈkɔr/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: de‧cor
- Rhymes: -ɔr
Noun
decor n (plural decors, diminutive decortje n)
Derived terms
- decorbouw
Descendants
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdɛ.kɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪ɛː.kor]
Noun
decor m (genitive decōris); third declension
- elegance, grace
- beauty, charm
- Synonyms: pulchritūdō, faciēs, decus
- Antonyms: dēdecus, dehonestāmentum
Declension
Third-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | decor | decōrēs |
genitive | decōris | decōrum |
dative | decōrī | decōribus |
accusative | decōrem | decōrēs |
ablative | decōre | decōribus |
vocative | decor | decōrēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “decor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “decor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- decor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
decor n (plural decoruri)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | decor | decorul | decoruri | decorurile | |
genitive-dative | decor | decorului | decoruri | decorurilor | |
vocative | decorule | decorurilor |