dictus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dīcō (“say”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈdik.tus/

Participle

dictus m (feminine dicta, neuter dictum); first/second declension

1. said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been said.
2. declared, stated, having been declared.
   1. affirmed, asserted (positively), having been affirmed.
3. told, having been told.
4. called, named, having been called.
5. referred to, having been referred to.

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	dictus	dicta	dictum		dictī	dictae	dicta
genitive	dictī	dictae	dictī		dictōrum	dictārum	dictōrum
dative	dictō	dictae	dictō		dictīs	dictīs	dictīs
accusative	dictum	dictam	dictum		dictōs	dictās	dicta
ablative	dictō	dictā	dictō		dictīs	dictīs	dictīs
vocative	dicte	dicta	dictum		dictī	dictae	dicta

Derived terms

• dictum

Related terms

Related terms

dīcō dictābolārium dictāmen dictāta dictātiō

dictātiuncula dictātor dictātōrius dictātrīx dictātūra

dictiō dictiōnārium dictiōsus dictitō dictō

Descendants

• Catalan: dit
• French: dit
• Italian: detto
• Portuguese: dito
• Spanish: dicho

Noun

dictus (genitive dictūs); m, fourth declension

1. saying, epithet
2. speech

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	dictus	dictūs
genitive	dictūs	dictuum
dative	dictuī	dictibus
accusative	dictum	dictūs
ablative	dictū	dictibus
vocative	dictus	dictūs