LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

dictātus

dictātus m (genitive dictātūs)
Classical[dɪkˈtaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[dikˈtaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. uncommona dictation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedictātusdictātūs
genitivedictātūsdictātuum
dativedictātuīdictātibus
accusativedictātumdictātūs
ablativedictātūdictātibus
vocativedictātusdictātūs

Origins

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

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 *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dictātus From dictō (“repeat, dictate”) + -tus (action noun forming suffix).

In English words that came into English from dictātus

  • dictationdictātiō
  • dictatedictātus

Quick answers

What does dictātus mean in Latin?
dictātus, a noun, means “a dictation”.
What is the genitive of dictātus?
The genitive singular is dictātūs. dictātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce dictātus?
In classical Latin, [dɪkˈtaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dikˈtaː.tus].
Where does dictātus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti → Proto-Italic *deikō → Latin dictātus.