dico

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Informal abbreviation of dictionnaire.

[edit] Noun

dico m. (plural dicos)

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

[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb form

dico

  1. first person singular present tense of dire

[edit] Latin

[edit] 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).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈdiː.koː/

[edit] Verb

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

  1. I say, speak, talk.
    Dixit duas res ei rubori fuisse.
    He said that two things had abashed him.
  2. I affirm, declare, state.
  3. I tell, call.
[edit] Inflection
    Third Conjugation
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
pluperfect dīxeram dīxerās dīxerat dīxerāmus dīxerātis dīxerant
future perfect dīxerō dīxeris dīxerit dīxerimus dīxeritis dīxerint
passive present dīcor dīcēris 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.
pluperfect Use dictus m., dicta f., dictum n. followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
future perfect Use dictus m., dicta f., dictum n. followed by the future 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 dīcērer dīcērēris dīcērētur dīcērēmur dīcērēminī dīcērentur
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 dīce 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
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Descendants

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈdi.koː/

[edit] Verb

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

  1. I dedicate, devote.
  2. I consecrate, set apart.
[edit] 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
pluperfect dicāveram dicāverās dicāverat dicāverāmus dicāverātis dicāverant
future perfect dicāverō dicāveris dicāverit dicāverimus dicāveritis dicāverint
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.
pluperfect Use dicātus m., dicāta f., dicātum n. followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
future perfect Use dicātus m., dicāta f., dicātum n. followed by the future 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 dicor dicor
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
[edit] Derived terms
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