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noun · femininethird declension

dictātiō

dictātiō f (genitive dictātiōnis)
Classical[dɪkˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[dikˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a dictation; an act of dictating

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedictātiō
dictātiuncula		dictātiōnēs
dictātiunculae
genitivedictātiōnis
dictātiunculae		dictātiōnum
dictātiunculārum
dativedictātiōnī
dictātiunculae		dictātiōnibus
dictātiunculīs
accusativedictātiōnem
dictātiunculam		dictātiōnēs
dictātiunculās
ablativedictātiōne
dictātiunculā		dictātiōnibus
dictātiunculīs
vocativedictātiō
dictātiuncula		dictātiōnēs
dictātiunculae

dictātĭo, ōnis, f. dicto,
I. a dictating, dictation (late Lat.), Dig. 29, 1, 4 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dictātiō From dictāre, dictō + -tiō.

Descendants
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Quick answers

What does dictātiō mean in Latin?
dictātiō, a noun, means “a dictation; an act of dictating”.
What is the genitive of dictātiō?
The genitive singular is dictātiōnis. dictātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dictātiō?
In classical Latin, [dɪkˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dikˈtat.t͡si.o].