desideratus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dēsīderō (“desire; miss”).

Participle

dēsīderātus (feminine dēsīderāta, neuter dēsīderātum); first/second-declension participle

  1. wanted, having been wanted, desired, having been desired, wished for, having been wished for
  2. missed, having been missed, lacked, having been lacked, needed, having been needed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēsīderātus dēsīderāta dēsīderātum dēsīderātī dēsīderātae dēsīderāta
Genitive dēsīderātī dēsīderātae dēsīderātī dēsīderātōrum dēsīderātārum dēsīderātōrum
Dative dēsīderātō dēsīderātō dēsīderātīs
Accusative dēsīderātum dēsīderātam dēsīderātum dēsīderātōs dēsīderātās dēsīderāta
Ablative dēsīderātō dēsīderātā dēsīderātō dēsīderātīs
Vocative dēsīderāte dēsīderāta dēsīderātum dēsīderātī dēsīderātae dēsīderāta

References

  • “desideratus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “desideratus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • desideratus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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