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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 489.dēcernō on page 489
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dēcernere to decide
dēcernere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to decide.
Definitions for dēcernere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to decide, settle, decree
English derivatives:
decretal decretory
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
(w. acc. or absol.) To bring (an issue) to a decision, settle, decide, fight (it) out. (b) (w. means specified).
- 2
To determine, decide (a question, matter of fact, etc.). (b) (w. acc. and inf.) to decide (that). (c) to determine (a thing) as being what it is, distinguish.
- 3
(esp. of persons exercising judicial or sim. functions) To announce as one's decision or judgement, declare, decide. (b) tumultum ~ernere, to declare a state of emergency.
- 4
To decide on (a course of action, or sim.). (b) (w. inf.) to decide, make up one's mind (to); (also w. ut or subj. alone).
- 5
(esp. of legislative bodies, magistrates, etc.) To resolve on, decree, ordain (an action, policy, etc.). (b) (of gods, destiny). (c) to decide on, appoint (a person).
Sentences with dēcernere
Latin to English
Par navis numerus Cn. Octavius, praetor prior annus, decerno.Compare They decreed an equal number of ships to Cneius Octavius, the praetor of the preceding year.
Athenienses civitas eo procedo ira, ut hic decerno.Compare The Athenian state had advanced to such a pitch of anger as to pass these decrees.
Conjugation table for dēcernere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| dēcernō dēcernis dēcernit dēcernimus dēcernitis dēcernunt | dēcernēbam dēcernēbās dēcernēbat dēcernēbāmus dēcernēbātis dēcernēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| dēcrēvī dēcrēvistī dēcrēvit dēcrēvimus dēcrēvistis dēcrēvērunt / dēcrēvēre | dēcrēveram dēcrēverās dēcrēverat dēcrēverāmus dēcrēverātis dēcrēverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| dēcernam dēcernēs dēcernet dēcernēmus dēcernētis dēcernent | dēcrēverō dēcrēveris dēcrēverit dēcrēverimus dēcrēveritis dēcrēverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| dēcernam dēcernās dēcernat dēcernāmus dēcernātis dēcernant | dēcernerem dēcernerēs dēcerneret dēcernerēmus dēcernerētis dēcernerent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| dēcrēverim dēcrēveris dēcrēverit dēcrēverimus dēcrēveritis dēcrēverint | dēcrēvissem dēcrēvissēs dēcrēvisset dēcrēvissēmus dēcrēvissētis dēcrēvissent |
Infinitive present dēcernere Infinitive perfect dēcrēvisse Infinitive future dēcrētūrum esse | Imperative present dēcerne dēcernite Imperative future dēcernitō dēcernitō dēcernitōte dēcernuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| dēcernor dēcerneris dēcernitur dēcernimur dēcerniminī dēcernuntur | dēcernēbar dēcernēbāris / dēcernēbāre dēcernēbātur dēcernēbāmur dēcernēbāminī dēcernēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| dēcrētus sum dēcrētus es dēcrētus est dēcrētī sumus dēcrētī estis dēcrētī sunt | dēcrētus eram dēcrētus erās dēcrētus erat dēcrētī erāmus dēcrētī erātis dēcrētī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| dēcernar dēcernēris / dēcernēre dēcernētur dēcernēmur dēcernēminī dēcernentur | dēcrētus erō dēcrētus eris dēcrētus erit dēcrētī erimus dēcrētī eritis dēcrētī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| dēcernar dēcernāris / dēcernāre dēcernātur dēcernāmur dēcernāminī dēcernantur | dēcernerer dēcernerēris / dēcernerēre dēcernerētur dēcernerēmur dēcernerēminī dēcernerentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| dēcrētus sim dēcrētus sīs dēcrētus sit dēcrētī sīmus dēcrētī sītis dēcrētī sint | dēcrētus essem dēcrētus essēs dēcrētus esset dēcrētī essēmus dēcrētī essētis dēcrētī essent |
Infinitive present dēcernī Infinitive perfect dēcrētum esse Infinitive future dēcrētum īrī | Imperative present dēcernere dēcerniminī Imperative future dēcernitor dēcernitor - dēcernuntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | dēcernēns | dēcernentēs |
| Gen. | dēcernentis | dēcernentium |
| Dat. | dēcernentī | dēcernentibus |
| Acc. | dēcernentem | dēcernentēs |
| Abl. | dēcernente | dēcernentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | dēcrētūrus | dēcrētūrī |
| Gen. | dēcrētūrī | dēcrētūrōrum |
| Dat. | dēcrētūrō | dēcrētūrīs |
| Acc. | dēcrētūrum | dēcrētūrōs |
| Abl. | dēcrētūrō | dēcrētūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | dēcrētus | dēcrētī |
| Gen. | dēcrētī | dēcrētōrum |
| Dat. | dēcrētō | dēcrētīs |
| Acc. | dēcrētum | dēcrētōs |
| Abl. | dēcrētō | dēcrētīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | dēcernendus | dēcernendī |
| Gen. | dēcernendī | dēcernendōrum |
| Dat. | dēcernendō | dēcernendīs |
| Acc. | dēcernendum | dēcernendōs |
| Abl. | dēcernendō | dēcernendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | dēcernere | dēcrētum |
| Gen. | dēcernendī | dēcrētū |
| Dat. | dēcernendō | |
| Acc. | dēcernendum | |
| Abl. | dēcernendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 256.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 489.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 124.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "dēcernō, dēcernere, dēcrēvī, dēcrētum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 30, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/decerno-decernere-decrevi-decretum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 256.dēcernō, dēcernere, dēcrēvī, dēcrētum on page 256
