Decimus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === (praenominal abbreviation): D. Decius === Etymology === From decimus (“the tenth”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdɛ.kɪ.mʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdɛː.t͡ʃi.mus] === Proper noun === Decimus m (genitive Decimī, feminine Decima); second declension a masculine praenomen, originally used for a tenth-born son. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== Decima f (praenomen) === See also === === References === “Decimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Decimus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.