English → Latin
“dictation” in Latin
dictātiōa dictation; an act of dictatingPaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).iubeōto authorize, to legitimate, to make lawful, to homologate, to pass (a bill or law or decision); to bid, to command, to suādeōto recommend, advise; to urge, exhort, induce, impel, suade, persuade; to advocate, promote, supportsA letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script, representing the sound /s/.
The English word dictation itself goes back to Latin dīcō, through dictātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dictation
Act of dictating what is to be written down; by circumlocution: dictatio (very late; Paullus, Dig.).
Act of ordering, etc. To act by anybody’s dictation, aliquo monente, jubente, suadente, subjiciente, etc. Vid. DICTATE, s.; COMMAND, s.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dictation?
- The usual Latin words for “dictation” are dictātiō, Paulus, iubeō; also suādeō, s. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.