dicton

French

Etymology

Renaissance borrowing of Latin dictum, with francisation of the ending. Doublet of dit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dik.tɔ̃/

Noun

dicton m (plural dictons)

saying, maxim, proverb, adage
Synonym: proverbe

Further reading

“dicton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

From French dicton.

Noun

dicton n (plural dictoane)

saying, maxim, adage

Declension

Declension of dicton

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dicton	dictonul	(niște) dictoane	dictoanele
genitive/dative	(unui) dicton	dictonului	(unor) dictoane	dictoanelor
vocative	dictonule		dictoanelor

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