LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

dictāmen

dictāmen n (genitive dictāminis)
Classical[dɪkˈtaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[dikˈtaː.men]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latinutterance
  2. Late LatinMedieval Latinmotto
  3. Late LatinMedieval Latincommand
  4. Late LatinMedieval Latinliterary work
  5. Late LatinMedieval Latinstyle of writing
  6. Late LatinMedieval Latinindictment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedictāmendictāmina
genitivedictāminisdictāminum
dativedictāminīdictāminibus
accusativedictāmendictāmina
ablativedictāminedictāminibus
vocativedictāmendictāmina

dictāmen, inis, n. dicto, late Lat. for dictum, praescriptum, praeceptum.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱeti
  3. Proto-Italic*deikō
  4. Latindictāmen

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin dictō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin dictāmen From dictō (“to dictate”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishdictamen
  • Frenchdictamen
  • Spanishdictamen
  • Portugueseditame

In English words that came into English from dictāmen

  • dictamendictāmen

Quick answers

What does dictāmen mean in Latin?
dictāmen, a noun, means “utterance; motto; command”.
What is the genitive of dictāmen?
The genitive singular is dictāminis. dictāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce dictāmen?
In classical Latin, [dɪkˈtaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dikˈtaː.men].
Where does dictāmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti → Proto-Italic *deikō → Latin dictāmen.