dixit

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīxit (“he or she has said”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dik.sit/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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Preposition

dixit

1. Names the author of a previously quoted statement

   Synonyms: a dit, d'après, selon

   « Ce n’est pas à la loi de définir l’histoire », dixit Jacques Chirac.

   'It is not up to the law to define history' said Jacques Chirac.

Usage notes

Although considered a preposition by dictionaries such as Le Petit Larousse the word is often used as a replacement for the verbal form a dit (“said”).

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdiːk.sɪt]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdik.sit]

Verb

dīxit

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of dīcō (“to say”)
2. (Old Latin) third-person singular sigmatic future active indicative of dīcō (“to say”)

Usage notes

• The sigmatic future tense is attested in Old Latin writings; mostly notably those of Plautus and Terence. It is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning.

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdiːk.siːt]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdik.sit]

Verb

dīxīt

1. third-person singular sigmatic aorist active subjunctive of dīcō (“to say”)

Usage notes

• The sigmatic aorist tense is attested in Old Latin writings; mostly notably those of Plautus and Terence. It expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡsit/ [ˈd̪iɣ̞.sit̪]
• Rhymes: -iɡsit
• Syllabification: di‧xit

Preposition

dixit

1. Said by