dīcō

dīcō lat. wrtl. 'zeige'; glhrt 'sage', an sich 'durch sagen aufzeigen'

Etymology 1

Aus dem uital. *deikō, aus uig. *déyḱti „zeigen, hervorheben“ (reformiert als thematisches Verb). Die perfekt Formen leiten sich von uig. *dḗyḱst ab.

Zu den verwandten Wörtern zählen das oskische 𐌃𐌄𐌝𐌊𐌖𐌌 deíkum, „zeigen, hervorheben“, das Sanskrit दिशति diśáti, das altgriechische δείκνυμι deíknumi und aengl. tǣċan (engl. teach.

Alternative forms

• deicō (archaic)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.koː/, [ˈd̪iːkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ko/, [ˈd̪iːko]

Verb

dīcō (present infinitive dīcere, perfect active dīxī, supine dictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

1. to say, talk, speak, utter, mention, [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: aiō, for, effor, inquam, ōrō, alloquor, loquor

1. Salūtem dīcit. ― He says hi. (literally, “He says health.”)

2. to declare, state
   1. to affirm, assert (positively) [ synonyms ▲]

      Synonyms: aiō, fīgō, contendō

3. to tell [ quotations ▼]
4. to appoint, name, nominate (to an office)
5. to call, name [ quotations ▼]
6. (law, followed by ad) to plead (before)
7. to mean, speak in reference to, refer to

Etymology 2

Möglicherweise von einem verlorenen *dex (zu sehen in Index > indicō, iūdex > iūdicō, vindex > vindicō), von uig. *deyḱ-s, Wurzel nomen agentis von *deyḱ- „zeigen“, daher dīcō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.koː/, [ˈd̪ɪkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ko/, [ˈd̪iːko]

Verb

dicō (present infinitive dicāre, perfect active dicāvī, supine dicātum); first conjugation

1. to dedicate, devote [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: dēdicō, sacrō, addīcō, sanciō, voveō

2. to consecrate, deify [ synonyms, antonym ▲]

   Synonyms: cōnsecrō, sanciō

   Antonym: exaugurō

3. to appropriate to, devote to, assign to, set apart for