dictatus

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Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Perfect passive participle of dictō (“repeat, dictate”).

Participle[edit]

dictātus (feminine dictāta, neuter dictātum); first/second-declension participle

  1. repeated, said often, having been repeated.
  2. dictated, having been dictated (for someone to write down).
  3. composed, expressed in writing, having been composed.
  4. prescribed, recommended, having been prescribed.
Declension[edit]

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dictātus dictāta dictātum dictātī dictātae dictāta
Genitive dictātī dictātae dictātī dictātōrum dictātārum dictātōrum
Dative dictātō dictātō dictātīs
Accusative dictātum dictātam dictātum dictātōs dictātās dictāta
Ablative dictātō dictātā dictātō dictātīs
Vocative dictāte dictāta dictātum dictātī dictātae dictāta
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Italian: dettato
  • Portuguese: ditado
  • Romanian: dictat
  • Spanish: dechado

Etymology 2[edit]

From dictō (“repeat, dictate”) +‎ -tus (action noun forming suffix).

Noun[edit]

dictātus m (genitive dictātūs); fourth declension

  1. (uncommon) a dictation
Declension[edit]

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dictātus dictātūs
Genitive dictātūs dictātuum
Dative dictātuī dictātibus
Accusative dictātum dictātūs
Ablative dictātū dictātibus
Vocative dictātus dictātūs

References[edit]

  • dictatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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