maledictum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From maledīcō (“I speak ill of”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.leˈdik.tum/, [mäɫ̪ɛˈd̪ɪkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.leˈdik.tum/, [mäleˈd̪ikt̪um]
Noun edit
maledictum n (genitive maledictī); second declension
- insult, taunt
- Synonyms: contumelia, probrum
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | maledictum | maledicta |
Genitive | maledictī | maledictōrum |
Dative | maledictō | maledictīs |
Accusative | maledictum | maledicta |
Ablative | maledictō | maledictīs |
Vocative | maledictum | maledicta |
Participle edit
maledictum
- inflection of maledictus:
Verb edit
maledictum
Related terms edit
References edit
- “maledictum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “maledictum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- maledictum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to heap abuse on some one: maledictis aliquem onerare, lacerare
- to heap abuse on some one: maledictis aliquem onerare, lacerare