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dicto

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Verb

dicto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dictar

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin decimus.

Pronunciation

Numeral

dicto

  1. tenth

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From dīcō (say, speak) + -tō (frequentative suffix). See dictus.

Verb

dictō (present infinitive dictāre, perfect active dictāvī, supine dictātum); first conjugation

  1. to repeat, say often
  2. to dictate (to someone for writing)
  3. to compose, express in writing
  4. to prescribe, recommend, order, dictate
    Synonyms: indīcō, imperō, praescrībō, iniungō, praecipiō, ēdīcō, mandō, iubeō, pōnō
Conjugation

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

dictō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dictus

Noun

dictō

  1. dative/ablative singular of dictum

References

  • dicto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dicto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dicto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to obey a person's orders: dicto audientem esse alicui
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Portuguese

Noun

dicto m (plural dictos)

  1. obsolete spelling of dito

Adjective

dicto (feminine dicta, masculine plural dictos, feminine plural dictas)

  1. obsolete spelling of dito

Participle

dicto (feminine dicta, masculine plural dictos, feminine plural dictas)

  1. obsolete spelling of dito

Spanish

Verb

dicto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dictar

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