dico

French

Etymology

Informal abbreviation of dictionnaire +‎ -o.

Noun

dico m. (plural dicos)

1. (informal) dictionary

   J'adore c'dico! i.e. J'adore ce dictionnaire (I love this dictionary).

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Italian

Verb form

dico

1. first-person singular present tense of dire

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Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-e- (“to show, point out”). Cognates include Oscan deíkum (“to show, point out”), Sanskrit दिशति (diśáti), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deiknumi) and Old English tǣċan (English teach).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdiː.koː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Verb

present active dīcō, present infinitive dīcere, perfect active dīxī, supine dictum.

1. I say, utter; mention; talk, speak.

   Dixit duas res ei rubori fuisse.

   He said that two things had abashed him.

2. I declare, state.
   1. I affirm, assert (positively).
3. I tell.
   • c. 254–184 BCE, Plautus, Captivi ("The Captives"), 623, (English and Latin text)

     Eho dic mihi, quis illic igitur est?

     Hey? Tell me, who is he then?

4. I appoint, fix, name (to an office).
5. I call, name.
6. (law, followed by ad) I plead (before).
7. I speak in reference to, refer to.

Inflection

• The singular imperative, dīce, was later shortened to dīc.

Third Conjugation dīcō-variation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dīcō	dīcis	dīcit	dīcimus	dīcitis	dīcunt
	future	dīcam	dīcēs	dīcet	dīcēmus	dīcētis	dīcent
	imperfect	dīcēbam	dīcēbās	dīcēbat	dīcēbāmus	dīcēbātis	dīcēbant
	perfect	dīxī	dīxistī	dīxit	dīximus	dīxistis	dīxērunt
	future perfect	dīxerō	dīxeris	dīxerit	dīxerimus	dīxeritis	dīxerint
	pluperfect	dīxeram	dīxerās	dīxerat	dīxerāmus	dīxerātis	dīxerant
passive	present	dīcor	dīceris	dīcitur	dīcimur	dīciminī	dīcuntur
	future	dīcar	dīcēris	dīcētur	dīcēmur	dīcēminī	dīcentur
	imperfect	dīcēbar	dīcēbāris	dīcēbātur	dīcēbāmur	dīcēbāminī	dīcēbantur
	perfect	Use dictus m., dicta f., dictum n. followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use dictus m., dicta f., dictum n. followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dictus m., dicta f., dictum n. followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dīcam	dīcās	dīcat	dīcāmus	dīcātis	dīcant
	imperfect	dīcerem	dīcerēs	dīceret	dīcerēmus	dīcerētis	dīcerent
	perfect	dīxerim	dīxerīs	dīxerit	dīxerīmus	dīxerītis	dīxerint
	pluperfect	dīxissem	dīxissēs	dīxisset	dīxissēmus	dīxissētis	dīxissent
passive	present	dīcar	dīcāris	dīcātur	dīcāmur	dīcāminī	dīcantur
	imperfect	dīcerer	dīcerēris	dīcerētur	dīcerēmur	dīcerēminī	dīcerentur
	perfect	Use dictus m., dicta f., dictum n. followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dictus m., dicta f., dictum n. followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	dīc	dīcitō	dīcitō	dīcere	dīcitor	dīcitor
	plural	dīcite	dīcitōte	dīcuntō	dīciminī	—	dīcuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dīcere	dīxisse	dictūrus esse	dīcī	dictus esse	dictum īrī
participles		dīcēns (dīcentis)	—	dictūrus-ra, -rum	—	dictus-a, -um	dīcendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

benedīcō dictiōnārium dictō dictus dixit

interdīcō maledīcō praedīcō valedīcō

Descendants

Aromanian: dzãc Catalan: dir English: dictum, ipse dixit French: dire Galician: dicir Italian: dire

Neapolitan: dicere Old Provençal: dir, dire Portuguese: dizer Romanian: zice Romansch: dir Spanish: decir

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdi.koː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Verb

present active dicō, present infinitive dicāre, perfect active dicāvī, supine dicātum.

1. I dedicate, devote.
2. I consecrate, deify.
3. I appropriate to, devote to, assign to, set apart for.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dicō	dicās	dicat	dicāmus	dicātis	dicant
	future	dicābō	dicābis	dicābit	dicābimus	dicābitis	dicābunt
	imperfect	dicābam	dicābās	dicābat	dicābāmus	dicābātis	dicābant
	perfect	dicāvī	dicāvistī	dicāvit	dicāvimus	dicāvistis	dicāvērunt
	future perfect	dicāverō	dicāveris	dicāverit	dicāverimus	dicāveritis	dicāverint
	pluperfect	dicāveram	dicāverās	dicāverat	dicāverāmus	dicāverātis	dicāverant
passive	present	dicor	dicāris	dicātur	dicāmur	dicāminī	dicantur
	future	dicābor	dicāberis	dicābitur	dicābimur	dicābiminī	dicābuntur
	imperfect	dicābar	dicābāris	dicābātur	dicābāmur	dicābāminī	dicābantur
	perfect	Use dicātus m., dicāta f., dicātum n. followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use dicātus m., dicāta f., dicātum n. followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dicātus m., dicāta f., dicātum n. followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dicem	dicēs	dicet	dicēmus	dicētis	dicent
	imperfect	dicārem	dicārēs	dicāret	dicārēmus	dicārētis	dicārent
	perfect	dicāverim	dicāverīs	dicāverit	dicāverīmus	dicāverītis	dicāverint
	pluperfect	dicāvissem	dicāvissēs	dicāvisset	dicāvissēmus	dicāvissētis	dicāvissent
passive	present	dicer	dicēris	dicētur	dicēmur	dicēminī	dicentur
	imperfect	dicārer	dicārēris	dicārētur	dicārēmur	dicārēminī	dicārentur
	perfect	Use dicātus m., dicāta f., dicātum n. followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dicātus m., dicāta f., dicātum n. followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	dicā	dicātō	dicātō	dicāre	dicātor	dicātor
	plural	dicāte	dicātōte	dicantō	dicāminī	—	dicantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dicāre	dicāvisse	dicātūrus esse	dicārī	dicātus esse	dicātum īrī
participles		dicāns (dicantis)	—	dicātūrus-ra, -rum	—	dicātus-a, -um	dicandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• dēdicō
• praedicō