decanatus

Latin

Etymology

From decānus +‎ -ātus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /de.kaːˈnaː.tus/, [d̪ɛkäːˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.kaˈna.tus/, [d̪ekäˈnäːt̪us]

Noun

decānātus m (genitive decānātūs); fourth declension (Medieval Latin)

1. deanship, office of a dean
2. deanery, decanate

Declension

Fourth-declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	decānātus	decānātūs
genitive	decānātūs	decānātuum
dative	decānātuī	decānātibus
accusative	decānātum	decānātūs
ablative	decānātū	decānātibus
vocative	decānātus	decānātūs

Descendants

• → English: decanate
• → Dutch: decanaat
• French: doyenné
• → French: décanat
• → German: Dekanat
• → Indonesian: dekanat
• → Polish: dziekanat, dekanat
• → Russian: декана́т (dekanát)