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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dictātōrius

dictātōrius (feminine dictātōria, neuter dictātōrium)
Classical[dɪk.taːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[dik.taˈtɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivedictatorial

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedictātōriusdictātōriadictātōrium
genitivedictātōriīdictātōriaedictātōriī
dativedictātōriōdictātōriaedictātōriō
accusativedictātōriumdictātōriamdictātōrium
ablativedictātōriōdictātōriādictātōriō
vocativedictātōriedictātōriadictātōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedictātōriīdictātōriaedictātōria
genitivedictātōriōrumdictātōriārumdictātōriōrum
dativedictātōriīsdictātōriīsdictātōriīs
accusativedictātōriōsdictātōriāsdictātōria
ablativedictātōriīsdictātōriīsdictātōriīs
vocativedictātōriīdictātōriaedictātōria

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

invidia dictatoria (Liv. 22. 26)
the feeling against the dictator.

dictātōrĭus, a, um, adj. dictator,
I. of or belonging to a dictator; dictatorial: gladius, Cic. Clu. 44, 123: majestas, Liv. 4, 14; 8, 30: fulmen, id. 6, 39: invidia, id. 22, 26; cf. animadversio, Vell. 2, 68 fin.: juvenis, i. e. the son of the dictator, Liv. 7, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin dictātōrius From dictātor + -ius.

Descendants
  • Italiandittatorio
  • Portugueseditatório
  • Spanishdictatorio

Quick answers

What does dictātōrius mean in Latin?
dictātōrius, a adjective, means “dictatorial”.
How do you pronounce dictātōrius?
In classical Latin, [dɪk.taːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dik.taˈtɔː.ri.us].