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dico

Meaning

  1. (conjugation-3) to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
  2. (conjugation-3) to declare, state
  3. (conjugation-3) to declare, state
  4. (conjugation-3) to tell
  5. (conjugation-3) to appoint, name, nominate (to an office)
  6. (conjugation-3) to call, name
  7. (conjugation-3) to plead (before)
  8. (conjugation-3) to mean, speak in reference to, refer to

Opposite of
exaugurō
Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈdiː.koː]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“to show, point out”) (reformed as a thematic verb). The perfect forms are derived from Proto-Indo-European *dḗyḱst. Cognates include Oscan 𐌃𐌄𐌝𐌊𐌖𐌌 (deíkum, “to show, point out”), Sanskrit दिशति (diśáti), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi) and Old English tǣċan (English teach).

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