dicacitas

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /diˈkaː.ki.taːs/, [d̪ɪˈkäːkɪt̪äːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈka.t͡ʃi.tas/, [d̪iˈkäːt͡ʃit̪äs]

Noun

dicācitās f (genitive dicācitātis); third declension

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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