oblecto

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- (“to, because of”) +‎ lactō (“flatter, please”).

Pronunciation

Verb

oblectō (present infinitive oblectāre, perfect active oblectāvī, supine oblectātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to entertain, delight, amuse
  2. (transitive) to pass (the time) agreeably
  3. (transitive) to delay, detain

Usage notes

The passive of this verb means "to have fun".

Conjugation

   Conjugation of oblectō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present oblectō oblectās oblectat oblectāmus oblectātis oblectant
imperfect oblectābam oblectābās oblectābat oblectābāmus oblectābātis oblectābant
future oblectābō oblectābis oblectābit oblectābimus oblectābitis oblectābunt
perfect oblectāvī oblectāvistī oblectāvit oblectāvimus oblectāvistis oblectāvērunt,
oblectāvēre
pluperfect oblectāveram oblectāverās oblectāverat oblectāverāmus oblectāverātis oblectāverant
future perfect oblectāverō oblectāveris oblectāverit oblectāverimus oblectāveritis oblectāverint
passive present oblector oblectāris,
oblectāre 		oblectātur oblectāmur oblectāminī oblectantur
imperfect oblectābar oblectābāris,
oblectābāre 		oblectābātur oblectābāmur oblectābāminī oblectābantur
future oblectābor oblectāberis,
oblectābere 		oblectābitur oblectābimur oblectābiminī oblectābuntur
perfect oblectātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect oblectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect oblectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present oblectem oblectēs oblectet oblectēmus oblectētis oblectent
imperfect oblectārem oblectārēs oblectāret oblectārēmus oblectārētis oblectārent
perfect oblectāverim oblectāverīs oblectāverit oblectāverīmus oblectāverītis oblectāverint
pluperfect oblectāvissem oblectāvissēs oblectāvisset oblectāvissēmus oblectāvissētis oblectāvissent
passive present oblecter oblectēris,
oblectēre 		oblectētur oblectēmur oblectēminī oblectentur
imperfect oblectārer oblectārēris,
oblectārēre 		oblectārētur oblectārēmur oblectārēminī oblectārentur
perfect oblectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect oblectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — oblectā — — oblectāte —
future — oblectātō oblectātō — oblectātōte oblectantō
passive present — oblectāre — — oblectāminī —
future — oblectātor oblectātor — — oblectantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives oblectāre oblectāvisse oblectātūrum esse oblectārī oblectātum esse oblectātum īrī
participles oblectāns — oblectātūrus — oblectātus oblectandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
oblectandī oblectandō oblectandum oblectandō oblectātum oblectātū

Derived terms

References

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