deleite

See also: deleité

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [deˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [deˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈlej.te/ [deˈleɪ̯.te]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈlɐj.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈlɐj.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈlej.tɨ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈlej.tɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈle.tɨ/

• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /de.ˈlej.ti/
• Hyphenation: de‧lei‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from deleitar.

Noun

deleite m (plural deleites)

1. delight (joy, pleasure)

   Synonyms: prazer, delícia, regalo, deleitação, deleitamento, gozo

Related terms

• deleitar
• deleitável

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

deleite

1. inflection of deleitar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈleite/ [d̪eˈlei̯.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -eite
• Syllabification: de‧lei‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from deleitar.

Noun

deleite m (plural deleites)

1. delight, delectation

   Synonyms: regocijo, delicia, placer

Etymology 2

Verb

deleite

1. inflection of deleitar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “deleite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014