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dicto
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See also: dictó
Catalan
Verb
dicto
Dalmatian
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Etymology
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Numeral
dicto
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdɪk.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪ik.t̪o]
Etymology 1
From dīcō (“say, speak”) + -tō (frequentative suffix). See dictus.
Verb
dictō (present infinitive dictāre, perfect active dictāvī, supine dictātum); first conjugation
- to repeat, say often
- to dictate (to someone for writing)
- to compose, express in writing
- to prescribe, recommend, order, dictate
Conjugation
1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
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Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
dictō
Noun
dictō
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
- (ambiguous) to obey a person's orders: dicto audientem esse alicui
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Portuguese
Noun
dicto m (plural dictos)
Adjective
dicto (feminine dicta, masculine plural dictos, feminine plural dictas)
Participle
dicto (feminine dicta, masculine plural dictos, feminine plural dictas)
Spanish
Verb
dicto
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