dicterium
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δεικτήριον (deiktḗrion).
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [diːkˈteː.ri.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪ikˈt̪ɛː.ri.um]
Noun
dīctērium n (genitive dīctēriī or dīctērī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| 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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016