LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

indictus

indictus (feminine indicta, neuter indictum)
Classical[ɪnˈdɪk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈdik.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivenot said, unsaid
  2. adjectiveunspeakable, ineffable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeindictusindictaindictum
genitiveindictīindictaeindictī
dativeindictōindictaeindictō
accusativeindictumindictamindictum
ablativeindictōindictāindictō
vocativeindicteindictaindictum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeindictīindictaeindicta
genitiveindictōrumindictārumindictōrum
dativeindictīsindictīsindictīs
accusativeindictōsindictāsindicta
ablativeindictīsindictīsindictīs
vocativeindictīindictaeindicta

indictus, a, um, Part., from 2. indico.
in-dictus, a, um, adj.
I. Not said, unsaid (class.): quod dictum, indictum'st: quod modo erat ratum, irritum est, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 58: quae tum cecinerit, ea se nec, ut indicta sint, revocare posse, Liv. 5, 15, 10: nec tu carminibus nostris indictus abibis, unsung, Verg. A. 7, 733: dicam insigne, recens, adhuc Indictum ore alio, Hor. C. 3, 25, 8: indictā causā, without a hearing, unheard: ut dictator, quem vellet civium, indicta causa, impune posset occidere, Cic. Leg. 1, 15, 42; so, indicta causa in aliquem animadvertere, id. Fam. 5, 2, 8; id. Rab. Perd. 4, 12; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 17, § 43; id. Phil. 2, 23, 56; Liv. 29, 18 fin.; 38, 33 init. al. —
II. Unspeakable, ineffable (only postclass.): Deum caelestem, indictum, innominabilem, App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 3, 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinindictus

Latin dictus Latin indictus From in- (“not”) + dictus (“said”).

In English words that came into English from indictus

  • indictmentindictō

Quick answers

What does indictus mean in Latin?
indictus, a adjective, means “not said, unsaid; unspeakable, ineffable”.
How do you pronounce indictus?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈdɪk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈdik.tus].
Where does indictus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin indictus.