dica

Italian

Verb

dica

  1. first-person singular, second-person singular and third-person singular present subjunctive of dire
  2. third-person singular imperative of dire

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (díkē, “custom; order; judgement”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dica f (genitive dicae); first declension

  1. (law) trial, lawsuit, prosecution
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative dica dicae
genitive dicae dicārum
dative dicae dicīs
accusative dicam dicās
ablative dicā dicīs
vocative dica dicae
Derived terms
  • dicam scribō

References

  • dica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dica in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • dica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) so to speak (used to modify a figurative expression): ut ita dicam
    • (ambiguous) not to mention..: ut non (nihil) dicam de...
    • (ambiguous) to say nothing further on..: ut plura non dicam
    • (ambiguous) not to say... (used in avoiding a stronger expression): ne dicam
    • (ambiguous) to say the least..: ne (quid) gravius dicam
    • (ambiguous) to put it briefly: ut breviter dicam
    • (ambiguous) to use the mildest expression: ut levissime dicam (opp. ut gravissimo verbo utar)
    • (ambiguous) to express myself more plainly: ut planius dicam
    • (ambiguous) to put it more exactly: ut verius dicam
    • (ambiguous) to say once for all: ut semel or in perpetuum dicam
    • (ambiguous) I will give you my true opinion: dicam quod sentio
    • (ambiguous) this I have to say: haec habeo dicere or habeo quae dicam
    • (ambiguous) there is something in what you say; you are more or less right: aliquid (τι) dicis (opp. nihil dicis)
    • (ambiguous) what do you mean: quorsum haec (dicis)?
    • (ambiguous) it is incredible: monstra dicis, narras

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdi.kaː/, [ˈdɪ.kaː]

Verb

dicā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dicō

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from indicar (“to indicate”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdi.kɐ/
  • Hyphenation: di‧ca

Noun

dica f (plural dicas)

  1. tip (piece of helpful information)
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