delecto

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Verb

delecto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of delectar

Interlingua

Noun

delecto (plural delectos)

  1. delight

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Frequentative of dēliciō, or else from dē- +‎ lactō.

Verb

dēlectō (present infinitive dēlectāre, perfect active dēlectāvī, supine dēlectātum); first conjugation

  1. to delight, charm, please (+ accusative the person, who is delighted)
    Synonyms: fruor, congrātulor, exhilarō, iuvō
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

dēlēctō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēlēctus

References

  • delecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • delecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • delecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to have no taste for the fine arts: abhorrere ab artibus (opp. delectari artibus)
    • to take pleasure in a thing: delectari aliqua re