dicterium
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δεικτήριον (deiktḗrion).
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /diːkˈteː.ri.um/, [d̪iːkˈt̪eːriʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dikˈte.ri.um/, [d̪ikˈt̪ɛːrium]
Noun
dīctērium n (genitive dīctēriī or dīctērī); second declension
- bon mot, witticism
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dīctērium | dīctēria |
| Genitive | dīctēriī dīctērī1 | dīctēriōrum |
| Dative | dīctēriō | dīctēriīs |
| Accusative | dīctērium | dīctēria |
| Ablative | dīctēriō | dīctēriīs |
| Vocative | dīctērium | dīctēria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms
- (bon mot, witticism): dictum
Descendants
- Spanish: dicterio
References
- “dicterium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dicterium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- dicterium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016