dicaculus
Latin
Etymology
From dicāx (“sarcastic, witty”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diˈkaː.ku.lus/, [dɪˈkaː.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Adjective
dicāculus (feminine dicācula, neuter dicāculum); first/second-declension adjective
- talkative, loquacious
- (rare) facetious, witty
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | dicāculus | dicācula | dicāculum | dicāculī | dicāculae | dicācula | |
Genitive | dicāculī | dicāculae | dicāculī | dicāculōrum | dicāculārum | dicāculōrum | |
Dative | dicāculō | dicāculō | dicāculīs | ||||
Accusative | dicāculum | dicāculam | dicāculum | dicāculōs | dicāculās | dicācula | |
Ablative | dicāculō | dicāculā | dicāculō | dicāculīs | |||
Vocative | dicācule | dicācula | dicāculum | dicāculī | dicāculae | dicācula |
References
- dicaculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dicaculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette