dicatio

Latin

Etymology

dicō (“to proclaim”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diˈkaː.ti.oː/, [d̪ɪˈkäːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈkat.t͡si.o/, [d̪iˈkät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

dicātiō f (genitive dicātiōnis); third declension

1. a formal declaration of intention to become a citizen
2. a giving of praise
3. (Christianity, as a title) reverence

   tua dicatio ― Your Reverence

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dicātiō	dicātiōnēs
genitive	dicātiōnis	dicātiōnum
dative	dicātiōnī	dicātiōnibus
accusative	dicātiōnem	dicātiōnēs
ablative	dicātiōne	dicātiōnibus
vocative	dicātiō	dicātiōnēs

References

• “dicatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dicatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers