decoro

See also: decôro, decoró, and decorò

Catalan

Verb

decoro

1. first-person singular present indicative of decorar

Galician

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈkoɾo/ [d̪eˈko.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Hyphenation: de‧co‧ro

Noun

decoro m (plural decoros)

1. decorum

Further reading

• “decoro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈkɔɾo/ [d̪eˈkɔ.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔɾo
• Hyphenation: de‧co‧ro

Verb

decoro

1. first-person singular present indicative of decorar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈkɔ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɔro
• Hyphenation: de‧cò‧ro

Etymology 1

From Latin decōrus (“becoming, proper, fitting”).

Adjective

decoro (feminine decora, masculine plural decori, feminine plural decore) (obsolete, literary)

1. dignified, fair, elegant

Etymology 2

From Latin decōrum (“seemliness, propriety”).

Noun

decoro m (plural decori)

1. decorum
2. dignity
3. (figurative) prestige

Related terms

• decoroso

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French décor.

Noun

decoro m (plural decori)

1. (theater) set, location

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

decoro

1. first-person singular present indicative of decorare

Further reading

• decoro in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

Latin

Etymology

From decus +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ko.roː/, [ˈd̪ɛkɔroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ko.ro/, [ˈd̪ɛːkoro]

Verb

decorō (present infinitive decorāre, perfect active decorāvī, supine decorātum); first conjugation

1. to decorate, adorn, embellish, grace, beautify

   Synonyms: ōrnō, exōrnō, adōrnō, distinguō

2. to honour

Conjugation

Conjugation of decorō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	decorō	decorās	decorat	decorāmus	decorātis	decorant
	imperfect	decorābam	decorābās	decorābat	decorābāmus	decorābātis	decorābant
	future	decorābō	decorābis	decorābit	decorābimus	decorābitis	decorābunt
	perfect	decorāvī	decorāvistī	decorāvit	decorāvimus	decorāvistis	decorāvērunt, decorāvēre
	pluperfect	decorāveram	decorāverās	decorāverat	decorāverāmus	decorāverātis	decorāverant
	future perfect	decorāverō	decorāveris	decorāverit	decorāverimus	decorāveritis	decorāverint
passive	present	decoror	decorāris, decorāre	decorātur	decorāmur	decorāminī	decorantur
	imperfect	decorābar	decorābāris, decorābāre	decorābātur	decorābāmur	decorābāminī	decorābantur
	future	decorābor	decorāberis, decorābere	decorābitur	decorābimur	decorābiminī	decorābuntur
	perfect	decorātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	decorātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	decorātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	decorem	decorēs	decoret	decorēmus	decorētis	decorent
	imperfect	decorārem	decorārēs	decorāret	decorārēmus	decorārētis	decorārent
	perfect	decorāverim	decorāverīs	decorāverit	decorāverīmus	decorāverītis	decorāverint
	pluperfect	decorāvissem	decorāvissēs	decorāvisset	decorāvissēmus	decorāvissētis	decorāvissent
passive	present	decorer	decorēris, decorēre	decorētur	decorēmur	decorēminī	decorentur
	imperfect	decorārer	decorārēris, decorārēre	decorārētur	decorārēmur	decorārēminī	decorārentur
	perfect	decorātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	decorātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	decorā	—	—	decorāte	—
	future	—	decorātō	decorātō	—	decorātōte	decorantō
passive	present	—	decorāre	—	—	decorāminī	—
	future	—	decorātor	decorātor	—	—	decorantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		decorāre	decorāvisse	decorātūrum esse	decorārī	decorātum esse	decorātum īrī
participles		decorāns	—	decorātūrus	—	decorātus	decorandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		decorandī	decorandō	decorandum	decorandō	decorātum	decorātū

Derived terms

• dēdecorō
• indecorō

Descendants

• Old French: diorer (hapax)

Borrowings

• → French: décorer
• → Friulian: decorâ
• → Italian: decorare
• → Piedmontese: decoré
• → Portuguese: decorar
• → Romanian: decora
• → Spanish: decorar
• →⇒ English: decorate (via decoratus (past participle))

References

• “decoro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “decoro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934) “decoro”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “decorare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 26

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• decôro (superseded)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈko.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈko.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈko.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈko.ɾu/

Noun

decoro m (plural decoros)

1. appropriateness; decency (behaviour suitable to a social situation)

   Synonyms: decência, propriedade

Further reading

• “decoro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “decoro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkɔ.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkɔ.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkɔ.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈkɔ.ɾu/

Verb

decoro

1. first-person singular present indicative of decorar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈkoɾo/ [d̪eˈko.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: de‧co‧ro

Etymology 1

From Latin decōrum.

Noun

decoro m (plural decoros)

1. appropriateness, proper behavior

   Synonym: idoneidad

Related terms

• decoroso
• indecoroso

 

Further reading

• “decoro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

decoro

1. first-person singular present indicative of decorar