dicto

See also: dictó

Catalan

Verb

dicto

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of dictar

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin decimus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiktə/

Numeral

dicto

  1. tenth

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdik.toː/, [ˈdɪk.toː]

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.
Inflection
   Conjugation of dicto (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, dictāsti1 dictāvit dictāvimus dictāvistis, dictāstis1 dictāvērunt, dictāvēre
pluperfect dictāveram dictāverās dictāverat dictāverāmus dictāverātis dictāverant
future perfect dictāverō dictāveris dictāverit dictāverimus dictāveritis dictāverint
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 dictāverīs dictāverit dictāverīmus dictāverītis dictāverint
pluperfect dictāvissem, dictāssem1 dictāvissēs, dictāsses1 dictāvisset, dictāsset1 dictāvissēmus, dictāssemus1 dictāvissētis, dictāssetis1 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 dictātūrus esse dictārī dictātus esse dictātum īrī
participles dictāns — dictātūrus — dictātus dictandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
dictāre dictandī dictandō dictandum dictātum dictātū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Participle

dictō

  1. dative masculine singular of dictus
  2. dative neuter singular of dictus
  3. ablative masculine singular of dictus
  4. ablative neuter singular of dictus

Noun

dictō

  1. dative singular of dictum
  2. 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 m (feminine singular dicta, masculine plural dictos, feminine plural dictas, comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of dito

Verb

dicto

  1. Obsolete spelling of dito

Spanish

Verb

dicto

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of dictar.
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