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noun · femininefirst declension

dictātūra

dictātūra f (genitive dictātūrae)
Classical[dɪk.taːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[dik.taˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. dictatorship, office of a dictator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedictātūradictātūrae
genitivedictātūraedictātūrārum
dativedictātūraedictātūrīs
accusativedictātūramdictātūrās
ablativedictātūrādictātūrīs
vocativedictātūradictātūrae

dictātūra, ae, f. id..
I. The office of a dictator, dictatorship, Cic. Phil. 1, 1 fin.; id. Off. 3, 31, 112; * Caes. B. C. 3, 2; Liv. 6, 39; 7, 3 fin.; Quint. 3, 8, 53; Suet. Caes. 76; id. Aug. 52 et saep.—*
II. The work of dictating to pupils; only in a play upon the double meaning in the sentence: Sullam nescisse litteras, qui dictaturam deposuerit, Caes. ap. Suet. Caes. 77.

Origins

From dictātor (“chief magistrate”), from dictō (“dictate, prescribe”), from dīcō (“say, speak”).

Descendants
  • Catalandictadura
  • Frenchdictature
  • Italiandittatura
  • Portugueseditadura
  • Romaniandictatură
  • Spanishdictadura
  • Englishdictature
  • GermanDiktatur
  • Galicianditadura
  • Normandictatuthe

In English words that came into English from dictātūra

  • dictaturedictātūra

Quick answers

What does dictātūra mean in Latin?
dictātūra, a noun, means “dictatorship, office of a dictator”.
What is the genitive of dictātūra?
The genitive singular is dictātūrae. dictātūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dictātūra?
In classical Latin, [dɪk.taːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dik.taˈtuː.ra].