dictata
Latin
Etymology
From dictātus, perfect passive participle of dictō (“repeat, dictate”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dikˈtaː.ta/, [d̪ɪkˈt̪äːt̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dikˈta.ta/, [d̪ikˈt̪äːt̪ä]
Noun
dictāta n pl (genitive dictātōrum); second declension
- dictation, lessons, exercises
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | dictāta |
| Genitive | dictātōrum |
| Dative | dictātīs |
| Accusative | dictāta |
| Ablative | dictātīs |
| Vocative | dictāta |
Participle
dictāta
- inflection of dictātus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Participle
dictātā
- ablative feminine singular of dictātus
References
- “dictata”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dictata”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dictata in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- dictata in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016