dicton
French
Etymology
Renaissance borrowing of Latin dictum, with francisation of the ending. Doublet of dit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dik.tɔ̃/
Noun
dicton m (plural dictons)
- saying, maxim, proverb, adage
- Synonym: proverbe
Further reading
- “dicton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French dicton.
Noun
dicton n (plural dictoane)
- saying, maxim, adage
Declension
Declension of dicton
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) dicton | dictonul | (niște) dictoane | dictoanele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) dicton | dictonului | (unor) dictoane | dictoanelor |
| vocative | dictonule | dictoanelor | ||