dixit

From Latin dīxit (“he or she said”).

• IPA^(key): /dik.sit/

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.

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”).

dīxit

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of dīcō

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡsid/, [ˈd̪iɣsið]

dixit

1. Said by