dikta

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish dictar.

Verb

díkta

1. dictate

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtikːta/

Noun

dikta

1. poem

Inflection

Even a-stem, kt-vtt gradation
Nominative	dikta
Genitive	divtta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dikta	divttat
Accusative	divtta	divttaid
Genitive	divtta	divttaid
Illative	diktii	divttaide
Locative	divttas	divttain
Comitative	divttain	divttaiguin
Essive	diktan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person diktan diktame diktamet 2nd person diktat diktade diktadet 3rd person diktas diktaska diktaset

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• diktene

Noun

dikta n

1. definite plural of dikt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dikta n

1. definite plural of dikt

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish dikta, from Latin dictāre. Cognate of Danish digte, Old English dihtan. Doublet of diktera.

Verb

dikta (present diktar, preterite diktade, supine diktat, imperative dikta)

1. compose poetry

   Synonym: författa

2. (figurative) lie

Usage notes

In figurative sense often with preposition upp.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dikta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	dikta		diktas
supine	diktat		diktats
imperative	dikta		—
imper. plural1	dikten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	diktar	diktade	diktas	diktades
ind. plural1	dikta	diktade	diktas	diktades
subjunctive2	dikte	diktade	diktes	diktades
present participle		diktande
past participle		diktad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• diktare
• diktning

Related terms

• dikt

Etymology 2

From German dichten (“seal; caulk”). Cognate with English tighten.

Verb

dikta (present diktar, preterite diktade, supine diktat, imperative dikta)

1. caulk, seal

Conjugation

Conjugation of dikta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	dikta		diktas
supine	diktat		diktats
imperative	dikta		—
imper. plural1	dikten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	diktar	diktade	diktas	diktades
ind. plural1	dikta	diktade	diktas	diktades
subjunctive2	dikte	diktade	diktes	diktades
present participle		diktande
past participle		diktad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• diktmejsel

References

• “dikta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “dikta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “dikta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• dikta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dictar, from Latin dictāre.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dikˈta/ [d̪ɪkˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: dik‧ta

Noun

diktá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ)

1. dictation

   Synonym: pagdidikta

2. order; command

   Synonyms: utos, mando

Derived terms

• diktahan
• idikta
• magdikta
• tagadikta
• tagapagdikta

Related terms

• diga
• diksiyon
• diksiyonarista
• diksiyonaryo
• diktador
• diktadura
• diktamen
• diktapon
• diktasyon
• diktatoryal
• disin
• ditso
• maldita

Further reading

• “dikta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018