dictatus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dikˈtaː.tus/, [d̪ɪkˈt̪äːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dikˈta.tus/, [d̪ikˈt̪äːt̪us]

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of dictō (“repeat, dictate”).

Participle

dictātus (feminine dictāta, neuter dictātum); first/second-declension participle

1. repeated, said often, having been repeated.
2. dictated, having been dictated (for someone to write down).
3. composed, expressed in writing, having been composed.
4. prescribed, recommended, having been prescribed.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dictātus	dictāta	dictātum		dictātī	dictātae	dictāta
genitive	dictātī	dictātae	dictātī		dictātōrum	dictātārum	dictātōrum
dative	dictātō	dictātae	dictātō		dictātīs
accusative	dictātum	dictātam	dictātum		dictātōs	dictātās	dictāta
ablative	dictātō	dictātā	dictātō		dictātīs
vocative	dictāte	dictāta	dictātum		dictātī	dictātae	dictāta

Related terms

• dictātum

Descendants

• Italian: dettato
• Portuguese: ditado
• Romanian: dictat
• Spanish: dechado

Etymology 2

From dictō (“repeat, dictate”) +‎ -tus (action noun forming suffix).

Noun

dictātus m (genitive dictātūs); fourth declension

1. (uncommon) a dictation

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dictātus	dictātūs
genitive	dictātūs	dictātuum
dative	dictātuī	dictātibus
accusative	dictātum	dictātūs
ablative	dictātū	dictātibus
vocative	dictātus	dictātūs

References

• dictatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.