deliciae
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- dēlicia (exceptional)
Etymology edit
From the once-attested dēliciō, from dē- + laciō (“I snare, entice”), the base verb of dēlectō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈli.ki.ae̯/, [d̪eːˈlʲɪkiäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈli.t͡ʃi.e/, [d̪eˈliːt͡ʃie]
Noun edit
dēliciae f pl (genitive dēliciārum); first declension
- delight, pleasure (an activity which affords enjoyment)
- dēliciās facere
- to enjoy oneself, to have fun (also in erotic sense)
- luxuries, toys (things serving to please)
- decorations, delicacies, erotic verse
- charms (pleasing physical attributes)
- 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
- comforts, luxuries (conditions affording physical or mental ease)
- elegant, affected manners; airs
- gourmet, voluptuary
Usage notes edit
Used almost exclusively in the plural.
Declension edit
First-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | dēliciae |
Genitive | dēliciārum |
Dative | dēliciīs |
Accusative | dēliciās |
Ablative | dēliciīs |
Vocative | dēliciae |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “dēlicia” on page 559 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
Further reading edit
- “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[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- somebody's darling: mel ac deliciae alicuius (Fam. 8. 8. 1)
- somebody's darling: amores et deliciae alicuius
- somebody's darling: mel ac deliciae alicuius (Fam. 8. 8. 1)