Latin edit

Etymology edit

dicō (to proclaim) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dicātiō f (genitive dicātiōnis); third declension

  1. a formal declaration of intention to become a citizen
  2. a giving of praise
  3. (Christianity, as a title) reverence
    tua dicatioYour Reverence

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dicātiō dicātiōnēs
Genitive dicātiōnis dicātiōnum
Dative dicātiōnī dicātiōnibus
Accusative dicātiōnem dicātiōnēs
Ablative dicātiōne dicātiōnibus
Vocative dicātiō dicātiōnēs

References edit

  • dicatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dicatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers