decalogus

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /deˈka.lo.ɡus/, [d̪ɛˈkäɫ̪ɔɡʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈka.lo.ɡus/, [d̪eˈkäːloɡus]

Noun

decalogus m (genitive decalogī); second declension

(Ecclesiastical Latin) Decalogue

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	decalogus	decalogī
Genitive	decalogī	decalogōrum
Dative	decalogō	decalogīs
Accusative	decalogum	decalogōs
Ablative	decalogō	decalogīs
Vocative	decaloge	decalogī

Descendants

→ Catalan: decàleg
→ French: décalogue
- → English: decalogue
→ Italian: decalogo
→ Portuguese: decálogo
→ Spanish: decálogo

Further reading

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

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