dicto

See also: dictó

Catalan

Verb

dicto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of dictar

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Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• dis

Etymology

From Latin decimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ˈdiktə

Numeral

dicto

1. tenth

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdik.toː/, [ˈdɪk.toː]

Etymology 1

From dīcō (“say, speak”) +‎ -tō (frequentative suffix). See dictus.

Verb

dictō (present infinitive dictāre, perfect active dictāvī, supine dictātum); first conjugation

1. I repeat, say often.
2. I dictate (to someone for writing).
3. I compose, express in writing.
4. I prescribe, recommend.

Inflection

Conjugation of dicto (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dictō	dictās	dictat	dictāmus	dictātis	dictant
	imperfect	dictābam	dictābās	dictābat	dictābāmus	dictābātis	dictābant
	future	dictābō	dictābis	dictābit	dictābimus	dictābitis	dictābunt
	perfect	dictāvī	dictāvistī, dictāsti1	dictāvit	dictāvimus	dictāvistis, dictāstis1	dictāvērunt, dictāvēre
	pluperfect	dictāveram	dictāverās	dictāverat	dictāverāmus	dictāverātis	dictāverant
	future perfect	dictāverō	dictāveris	dictāverit	dictāverimus	dictāveritis	dictāverint
passive	present	dictor	dictāris, dictāre	dictātur	dictāmur	dictāminī	dictantur
	imperfect	dictābar	dictābāris, dictābāre	dictābātur	dictābāmur	dictābāminī	dictābantur
	future	dictābor	dictāberis, dictābere	dictābitur	dictābimur	dictābiminī	dictābuntur
	perfect	dictātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dictātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dictātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dictem	dictēs	dictet	dictēmus	dictētis	dictent
	imperfect	dictārem	dictārēs	dictāret	dictārēmus	dictārētis	dictārent
	perfect	dictāverim	dictāverīs	dictāverit	dictāverīmus	dictāverītis	dictāverint
	pluperfect	dictāvissem, dictāssem1	dictāvissēs, dictāsses1	dictāvisset, dictāsset1	dictāvissēmus, dictāssemus1	dictāvissētis, dictāssetis1	dictāvissent, dictāssent1
passive	present	dicter	dictēris, dictēre	dictētur	dictēmur	dictēminī	dictentur
	imperfect	dictārer	dictārēris, dictārēre	dictārētur	dictārēmur	dictārēminī	dictārentur
	perfect	dictātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dictātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	dictā	—	—	dictāte	—
	future	—	dictātō	dictātō	—	dictātōte	dictantō
passive	present	—	dictāre	—	—	dictāminī	—
	future	—	dictātor	dictātor	—	—	dictantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dictāre	dictāvisse, dictāsse1	dictātūrus esse	dictārī	dictātus esse	dictātum īrī
participles		dictāns	—	dictātūrus	—	dictātus	dictandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		dictāre	dictandī	dictandō	dictandum	dictātum	dictātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• dictābolārium
• dictāmen
• dictāta

• dictātiō
• dictātor
• dictitō

Related terms

• dīcō
• dictātiuncula
• dictātōrius
• dictātrīx
• dictātūra

• dictiō
• dictiōnārium
• dictiōsus
• dictum
• dictus

Descendants

• Albanian: dëftoj
• Catalan: dictar
• Dutch: dichten, dicteren
• English: dight, dictate
• French: dicter
• Galician: dictar
• German: dichten

• Hungarian: diktál
• Italian: dettare
• Old French: ditier
• Portuguese: ditar
• Romanian: dicta, dictare
• Spanish: dictar
• Swedish: dikta

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Participle

dictō

1. dative masculine singular of dictus
2. dative neuter singular of dictus
3. ablative masculine singular of dictus
4. ablative neuter singular of dictus

Noun

dictō

1. dative singular of dictum
2. ablative singular of dictum

References

• dicto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dicto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “dicto” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to obey a person's orders: dicto audientem esse alicui
    

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Portuguese

Noun

dicto m (plural dictos)

1. Obsolete spelling of dito

Adjective

dicto m (feminine singular dicta, masculine plural dictos, feminine plural dictas, comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of dito

Verb

dicto

1. Obsolete spelling of dito

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Spanish

Verb

dicto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of dictar.