dicto

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Verb

dicto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dictar

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin decimus.

Pronunciation

Numeral

dicto

  1. tenth

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From dīcō (“say, speak”) +‎ -tō (frequentative suffix). See dictus.

Verb

dictō (present infinitive dictāre, perfect active dictāvī, supine dictātum); first conjugation

  1. to repeat, say often
  2. to dictate (to someone for writing)
  3. to compose, express in writing
  4. to 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.

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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, 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
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