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Latin
Etymology
From dictātus, perfect passive participle of dictō (“repeat, dictate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dictāta n pl (genitive dictātōrum); second declension
- dictation, lessons, exercises
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.
Participle
dictāta
- inflection of dictātus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Participle
dictātā
- ablative feminine singular of dictātus
References
- “dictata”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dictata”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dictata in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- dictata in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016