dedica

See also: dedicá

Asturian

Verb

dedica

1. inflection of dedicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dəˈði.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [deˈði.ka]

Verb

dedica

1. inflection of dedicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

dedica

1. inflection of dedicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.di.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛdika
• Hyphenation: dè‧di‧ca

Etymology 1

Noun

dedica f (plural dediche)

1. dedication
2. posy (motto inscribed inside a ring)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dedica

1. inflection of dedicare:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• addice, decadi, decida

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.di.kaː/, [ˈd̪eːd̪ɪkäː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.di.ka/, [ˈd̪ɛːd̪ikä]

Verb

dēdicā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēdicō

References

• dedica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Verb

dedica

1. inflection of dedicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dedicare, Italian dedicare. Compare French dédier.

Verb

a dedica (third-person singular present dedică, past participle dedicat) 1st conj.

1. (transitive, reflexive) to dedicate (to an idea, an activity)

   Synonym: (se) consacra

2. (transitive) to dedicate something to somebody (give or create something as a token of devotion)

   Synonym: închina

Conjugation

    conjugation of dedica (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a dedica
gerund			dedicând
past participle			dedicat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	dedic	dedici	dedică	dedicăm	dedicați	dedică
	imperfect	dedicam	dedicai	dedica	dedicam	dedicați	dedicau
	simple perfect	dedicai	dedicași	dedică	dedicarăm	dedicarăți	dedicară
	pluperfect	dedicasem	dedicaseși	dedicase	dedicaserăm	dedicaserăți	dedicaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să dedic	să dedici	să dedice	să dedicăm	să dedicați	să dedice
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		dedică			dedicați
	negative		nu dedica			nu dedicați

Derived terms

• dedicare

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈdika/ [d̪eˈð̞i.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: de‧di‧ca

Verb

dedica

1. inflection of dedicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative