dictamen
from dictō (“to dictate”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɪkˈtaː.mɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [dikˈtaː.men]
Noun
dictāmen n (genitive dictāminis); third declension (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)
- utterance
- motto
- command
- literary work
- style of writing
- indictment
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dictāmen | dictāmina |
| genitive | dictāminis | dictāminum |
| dative | dictāminī | dictāminibus |
| accusative | dictāmen | dictāmina |
| ablative | dictāmine | dictāminibus |
| vocative | dictāmen | dictāmina |