condecet

Latin

Etymology

con- (with) +‎ decet (it is decent, proper)

Pronunciation

Verb

condecet (present infinitive condecēre, perfect active condecuit); second conjugation, third person-only, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (with accusative) to be proper or fitting; to behoove; to become

Conjugation

This verb is only used in 3rd-person forms, present and perfect infinitives, and present active participle.

Derived terms

  • condecēns

References

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