dictatus
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dikˈtaː.tus/, [d̪ɪkˈt̪äːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dikˈta.tus/, [d̪ikˈt̪äːt̪us]
Etymology 1 edit
Perfect passive participle of dictō (“repeat, dictate”).
Participle edit
dictātus (feminine dictāta, neuter dictātum); first/second-declension participle
- repeated, said often, having been repeated.
- dictated, having been dictated (for someone to write down).
- composed, expressed in writing, having been composed.
- prescribed, recommended, having been prescribed.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | dictātus | dictāta | dictātum | dictātī | dictātae | dictāta | |
| Genitive | dictātī | dictātae | dictātī | dictātōrum | dictātārum | dictātōrum | |
| Dative | dictātō | dictātō | dictātīs | ||||
| Accusative | dictātum | dictātam | dictātum | dictātōs | dictātās | dictāta | |
| Ablative | dictātō | dictātā | dictātō | dictātīs | |||
| Vocative | dictāte | dictāta | dictātum | dictātī | dictātae | dictāta | |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From dictō (“repeat, dictate”) + -tus (action noun forming suffix).
Noun edit
dictātus m (genitive dictātūs); fourth declension
Declension edit
Fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dictātus | dictātūs |
| Genitive | dictātūs | dictātuum |
| Dative | dictātuī | dictātibus |
| Accusative | dictātum | dictātūs |
| Ablative | dictātū | dictātibus |
| Vocative | dictātus | dictātūs |
References edit
- dictatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.