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, 2012–2026

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

Borrowed from Latin decōrus (“becoming, proper, fitting”).

Adjective

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

1. dignified, fair, elegant

Etymology 2

Borrowed 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.

Alternative forms

• decor

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *déḱos

Proto-Italic *dekos

Latin decus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin decorō

From decus + -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛ.kɔ.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛː.ko.ro]

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		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		decorāre			decorārī			decorāns			—
future		decorātūrum esse			decorātum īrī			decorātūrus			decorandus
perfect		decorāvisse			decorātum esse			—			decorātus
future perfect		—			decorātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		decorātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
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 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
• “decoro”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “decorare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 26

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• decôro (pre-reform spelling)

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 (usually uncountable, plural decoros)

1. manner, decency (behaviour suitable to a social situation)

   Synonyms: decência, propriedade

Related terms

• decoroso

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

Further reading

• “decoro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “decoro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “decoro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “decoro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

decoro

1. first-person singular present indicative of decorar