dicto

See also: dictó

Catalan

Verb

dicto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of dictar

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• dis

Etymology

From Latin decimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiktə/

Numeral

dicto

1. tenth

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdik.toː/, [ˈd̪ɪkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdik.to/, [ˈd̪ikt̪o]

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, order, dictate.

   Synonyms: indīcō, imperō, praescrībō, iniungō, praecipiō, ēdīcō, mandō, iubeō, pōnō

Conjugation

Conjugation of dictō (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, dictāstī1	dictāvit, dictāt1	dictāvimus, dictāmus1	dictāvistis, dictāstis1	dictāvērunt, dictāvēre, dictārunt1
	pluperfect	dictāveram, dictāram1	dictāverās, dictārās1	dictāverat, dictārat1	dictāverāmus, dictārāmus1	dictāverātis, dictārātis1	dictāverant, dictārant1
	future perfect	dictāverō, dictārō1	dictāveris, dictāris1	dictāverit, dictārit1	dictāverimus, dictārimus1	dictāveritis, dictāritis1	dictāverint, dictārint1
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, dictārim1	dictāverīs, dictārīs1	dictāverit, dictārit1	dictāverīmus, dictārīmus1	dictāverītis, dictārītis1	dictāverint, dictārint1
	pluperfect	dictāvissem, dictāssem1	dictāvissēs, dictāssēs1	dictāvisset, dictāsset1	dictāvissēmus, dictāssēmus1	dictāvissētis, dictāssētis1	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	dictātūrum esse	dictārī	dictātum esse	dictātum īrī
participles		dictāns	—	dictātūrus	—	dictātus	dictandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		dictandī	dictandō	dictandum	dictandō	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
• English: dight, dictate
• Esperanto: dikti
• French: dicter
• Galician: aditar; → ditar.
• Hungarian: diktál
• Italian: dettare
• Old French: ditier
• Portuguese: ditar
• Romanian: dicta, dictare
• Spanish: dictar
• → Proto-West Germanic: *dihtōn (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

dictō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dictus

Noun

dictō

1. dative/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 Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• 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
    

Portuguese

Noun

dicto m (plural dictos)

1. Obsolete spelling of dito

Adjective

dicto (feminine dicta, masculine plural dictos, feminine plural dictas)

1. Obsolete spelling of dito

Verb

dicto

1. Obsolete spelling of dito

Spanish

Verb

dicto

1. first-person singular present indicative of dictar