dikta

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish dictar.

Verb

díkta

  1. dictate

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtikːta/

Noun

dikta

  1. poem

Inflection

Even a-stem, kt-vtt gradation
Nominative dikta
Genitive divtta
Singular Plural
Nominative dikta divttat
Accusative divtta divttaid
Genitive divtta divttaid
Illative diktii divttaide
Locative divttas divttain
Comitative divttain divttaiguin
Essive diktan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person diktan diktame diktamet
2nd person diktat diktade diktadet
3rd person diktas diktaska diktaset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

dikta n

  1. definite plural of dikt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dikta n

  1. definite plural of dikt

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish dikta, from Latin dictāre. Cognate of Danish digte, Old English dihtan. Doublet of diktera.

Verb

dikta (present diktar, preterite diktade, supine diktat, imperative dikta)

  1. compose poetry
    Synonym: författa
  2. (figurative) lie
Usage notes

In figurative sense often with preposition upp.

Conjugation
Conjugation of dikta (weak)
active passive
infinitive dikta diktas
supine diktat diktats
imperative dikta
imper. plural1 dikten
present past present past
indicative diktar diktade diktas diktades
ind. plural1 dikta diktade diktas diktades
subjunctive2 dikte diktade diktes diktades
present participle diktande
past participle diktad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From German dichten (seal; caulk). Cognate with English tighten.

Verb

dikta (present diktar, preterite diktade, supine diktat, imperative dikta)

  1. caulk, seal
Conjugation
Conjugation of dikta (weak)
active passive
infinitive dikta diktas
supine diktat diktats
imperative dikta
imper. plural1 dikten
present past present past
indicative diktar diktade diktas diktades
ind. plural1 dikta diktade diktas diktades
subjunctive2 dikte diktade diktes diktades
present participle diktande
past participle diktad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dictar, from Latin dictāre.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dikˈta/ [d̪ɪkˈt̪a]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: dik‧ta

Noun

diktá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ)

  1. dictation
    Synonym: pagdidikta
  2. order; command
    Synonyms: utos, mando

Derived terms

  • diktahan
  • idikta
  • magdikta
  • tagadikta
  • tagapagdikta

Further reading

  • dikta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018