dicacitas

Latin

Etymology

From dĭcāx (“sarcastic, witty”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /diˈkaː.ki.taːs/, [d̪ɪˈkäːkɪt̪äːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈka.t͡ʃi.tas/, [d̪iˈkäːt͡ʃit̪äs]

Noun

dicācitās f (genitive dicācitātis); third declension

  1. biting wit, raillery, banter

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dicācitās dicācitātēs
Genitive dicācitātis dicācitātum
Dative dicācitātī dicācitātibus
Accusative dicācitātem dicācitātēs
Ablative dicācitāte dicācitātibus
Vocative dicācitās dicācitātēs

References
  • “dicacitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dicacitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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