deliciae

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the once-attested dēliciō, from dē- +‎ laciō (“I snare, entice”), the base verb of dēlectō.

Pronunciation

Noun

dēliciae f pl (genitive dēliciārum); first declension

  1. delight, pleasure (an activity which affords enjoyment)
    dēliciās facere
    to enjoy oneself, to have fun (also in erotic sense)
  2. luxuries, toys (things serving to please)
    1. decorations, delicacies, erotic verse
    2. charms (pleasing physical attributes)
  3. darling, sweetheart, favourite, pet
    in dēliciīs habēre
    to treat as a pet, favourite; to cherish
    in dēliciīs esse
    to be a pet, favourite; to be cherished
    1. (specifically of animals) pet, housepet
  4. comforts, luxuries (conditions affording physical or mental ease)
  5. elegant, affected manners; airs
    1. mannerisms, whims, niceties
  6. gourmet, voluptuary

Usage notes

Used almost exclusively in the plural.

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative dēliciae
Genitive dēliciārum
Dative dēliciīs
Accusative dēliciās
Ablative dēliciīs
Vocative dēliciae

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: delícia
  • → French: délice
  • → Italian: delizia
  • → Portuguese: delícia
  • → Spanish: delicia
  • → Polish: delicja

References

Further reading

  • “deliciae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “deliciae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deliciae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • somebody's darling: mel ac deliciae alicuius (Fam. 8. 8. 1)
    • somebody's darling: amores et deliciae alicuius
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