dixit

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīxit (he or she has said).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dik.sit/
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Preposition

dixit

  1. Names the author of a previously quoted statement
    Synonyms: a dit, d’après, selon
    « Ce n’est pas à la loi de définir l’histoire », dixit Jacques Chirac.
    'It is not up to the law to define history' said Jacques Chirac.

Usage notes

Although considered a preposition by dictionaries such as Le Petit Larousse the word is often used as a replacement for the verbal form a dit (said).

Latin

Verb

dīxit

  1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of dīcō
  2. (Old Latin) third-person singular sigmatic future active indicative of dīcō

Usage notes

See explanation at dīcō.

Verb

dīxīt

  1. (Old Latin) third-person singular sigmatic aorist active subjunctive of dīcō

Usage notes

See explanation at dīcō.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiɡsit/ [ˈd̪iɣ̞.sit̪]
  • Rhymes: -iɡsit
  • Syllabification: di‧xit

Preposition

dixit

  1. Said by
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