maledictum
Latin
Etymology
From maledīcō (“I speak ill of”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.leˈdik.tum/, [mäɫ̪ɛˈd̪ɪkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.leˈdik.tum/, [mäleˈd̪ikt̪um]
Noun
maledictum n (genitive maledictī); second declension
- insult, taunt
- Synonym: contumelia
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maledictum | maledicta |
| Genitive | maledictī | maledictōrum |
| Dative | maledictō | maledictīs |
| Accusative | maledictum | maledicta |
| Ablative | maledictō | maledictīs |
| Vocative | maledictum | maledicta |
Participle
maledictum
- inflection of maledictus:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular
Verb
maledictum
- accusative supine of maledīcō
Related terms
- maledicē
- maledīcēns
- maledīcentia
- maledīcō
- maledictiō
- maledictitō
- maledictor
- maledictus
- maledicus
References
- “maledictum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “maledictum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- maledictum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to heap abuse on some one: maledictis aliquem onerare, lacerare
- to heap abuse on some one: maledictis aliquem onerare, lacerare