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Latin
Etymology 1
illiciō + -tō
Pronunciation
Verb
illectō (present infinitive illectāre, perfect active illectāvī, supine illectātum); first conjugation
- to allure, to attract, to entice, to invite, to seduce
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
- “illecto (inl-)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- (inl-) illecto (inl-) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 770/3.
- “illectō” on page 827/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “illectare”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 509/2
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Participle
illectō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of illectus (“enticed, seduced”)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Adjective
illēctō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of illēctus (“uncollected; unread”)