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-dicus
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Latin
Etymology
la :af dīcō<t:to say><id:to speak> -us<id:deverbal adjective><pos:adjective-forming suffix> +
Pronunciation
-dicus
Suffix
-dicus -dīcentior -dīcentissimus
-saying
Usage notes
In the comparative and superlative, the forms of the corresponding participles ending in -dīcēns are used instead, such as la maledicus, la maledīcentior, la maledīcentissimus.Comparison of Adjectives in Meagan Ayer, Allen and Greenough’s New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Dickinson College Commentaries, 2014.
Declension
-dicus
Derived terms
la
References