noun · neutersecond declension
dictāta
dictāta n pl (genitive dictātōrum)
Classical[dɪkˈtaː.ta]Ecclesiastical[dikˈtaː.ta]
Meaning
- dictation, lessons, exercises
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | dictāta |
| genitive | — | dictātōrum |
| dative | — | dictātīs |
| accusative | — | dictāta |
| ablative | — | dictātīs |
| vocative | — | dictāta |
dictāta, ōrum, n.,
I. lessons, exercises, etc., v. dicto fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dictāta ōrum, n
things dictated, lessons, exercises: orationem tamquam dictata perdiscere: haec, H.—Precepts, rules, Iu.
Origins
From dictātus, perfect passive participle of dictō (“repeat, dictate”).