noun · femininefirst declension
dica
dica f (genitive dicae)
Classical[ˈdɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.ka]
Meaning
- femininetrial; lawsuit; prosecution
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dica | dicae |
| genitive | dicae | dicārum |
| dative | dicae | dicīs |
| accusative | dicam | dicās |
| ablative | dicā | dicīs |
| vocative | dica | dicae |
dĭca, ae, f., = δίκη, law t. t.,
I. a lawsuit, judicial process, action. Usually in the phrase dicam scribere (alicui) = δίκην γράφειν τινί, to bring an action against any one, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 30; Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 77; 2, 2, 15; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 14, § 37; 2, 2, 17, § 42:
subscribere, Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 5; and stronger, impingere, to bring a heavy action against one, Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 92: e lege Rupilia sortiri dicas oportere, to select the jury by lot, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 17.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dica ae, f
, δίκη, a lawsuit, judicial process, action: omnibus dicis diem distulit, adjourned all actions.—In the phrases: dicam scribere, to bring an action: tibi scribam dicam, against thee, T.: iniuriarum mihi scriptam dicam, T.: Dicam tibi inpingam grandem, bring a heavy action, T.: sortiri dicas, to select the jury by lot.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der. Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē)bor. Latin dica Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē, “custom; order; judgement”).