noun · neutersecond declension
dictum
dictum n (genitive dictī)
Classical[ˈdɪk.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdik.tum]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- neutera word, saying, something said
- neuterproverb, maxim, saw
- neuterbon mot, witticism
- neuterverse, poetry
- neutera prophecy, prediction
- neuterorder, command
- neuterpromise, assurance
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quod dictum est; dicta clārōrum virōrum memorāmus.dictum -ī n — in Mille Verba, Artēs et Litterae
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dictum | dicta |
| genitive | dictī | dictōrum |
| dative | dictō | dictīs |
| accusative | dictum | dicta |
| ablative | dictō | dictīs |
| vocative | dictum | dicta |
dictum, i, n., v. 2. dico, II.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dictum ī, n
DIC-, something said, a saying, word, assertion, remark : mihi Scripta illa dicta sunt in animo, T.: quod dictum graviter ferebant, Cs.: Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit, S.: ferocia, L.: inurbanum, H.: dicti studiosus, i. e. of poetry , Enn. ap. C.: hirsuta sua dicta, i. e. books , Pr.—Prov.: dictum sapienti sat est, T.: res dicta secuta est, O.: dicto citius, on the word , V.: dicto prope citius, L.— A saying, maxim, proverb : Catonis.— A witty saying, bon-mot : quae salsa sint ea dicta appellantur: in te dicta dicere: adytis haec tristia dicta reportat, prophecies , V. — An order, command : exercitus dicti audiens, Cs.: dicto paruit consul, L.: dicto parens Cupido, V.: contra dictum suum pugnare, L.— A promise, assurance : non dicto capti, N.
Origins
Neuter form of dictus (“said, spoken”), perfect passive participle of dīcō (“to say, to speak”).
Elsewhere
- Englishdictum
- GermanDiktum
- Englishdictfrom Middle English dicte
- Portuguesedictum
- Spanishdictum
- Indonesiandiktumfrom Dutch dictum
- Norwegian Nynorskdiktum
- Polishdictum
- Proto-West Germanic*diht
Gallo-Romance
- Catalandit
- Catalandita
- Occitandich
- Frenchditfrom Old French dit
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiandetto
- Italiandetta
- Judeo-Italianדִיטוֹ
- Siciliandittu
- Venetandito
- Venetandit
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseditofrom Old Galician-Portuguese dito
- Spanishdichofrom Old Spanish decho
- Asturiandichu
- Galicianditofrom Old Galician-Portuguese dito
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliandit
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmontesedit
In English words that came into English from dictum
- dictumdictum