decanus

Latin

Etymology

From decem (“ten”) +‎ -ānus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /deˈkaː.nus/, [dɛˈkaː.nʊs]

Noun

decānus m (genitive decānī); second declension

(Late Latin)

  1. chief of ten people (in various contexts)
  2. dean

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative decānus decānī
genitive decānī decānōrum
dative decānō decānīs
accusative decānum decānōs
ablative decānō decānīs
vocative decāne decānī

Descendants

References

  • decanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decanus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • decanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • decanus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • decanus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • decanus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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