dicatio
Latin
Etymology
From dicō (“to dedicate”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɪˈkaː.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪iˈkat̪.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
dicātiō f (genitive dicātiōnis); third declension
- a formal declaration of intention to become a citizen
- a giving of praise
- (Christianity, as a title) reverence
- tua dicatio ― Your Reverence
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dicātiō | dicātiōnēs |
| genitive | dicātiōnis | dicātiōnum |
| dative | dicātiōnī | dicātiōnibus |
| accusative | dicātiōnem | dicātiōnēs |
| ablative | dicātiōne | dicātiōnibus |
| vocative | dicātiō | dicātiōnēs |
References
- “dicatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dicatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers