maledictio
Latin
Etymology
From maledīcō (“I speak ill of”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.leˈdik.ti.oː/, [ma.ɫɛˈdɪk.ti.oː]
Noun
maledictiō f (genitive maledictiōnis); third declension
- curse, evil speech
- condemnation
- slander
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maledictiō | maledictiōnēs |
| Genitive | maledictiōnis | maledictiōnum |
| Dative | maledictiōnī | maledictiōnibus |
| Accusative | maledictiōnem | maledictiōnēs |
| Ablative | maledictiōne | maledictiōnibus |
| Vocative | maledictiō | maledictiōnēs |
Descendants
- → Catalan: maledicció
- → English: malediction
- → Middle French: malédiction
- French: malédiction
- → Old Irish: maldacht, mallacht
- Irish: mallacht
- Manx: mollaght
- Scottish Gaelic: mallachd
- → Portuguese: maldição
- → Spanish: maldición
References
- maledictio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- maledictio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- maledictio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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