delecto, delectare, delectavi, delectatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
delight, please, amuse, fascinate; charm, lure, entice; be a source of delight;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | delecto | delectamus |
| 2 | delectas | delectatis |
| 3 | delectat | delectant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | delectare |
| active | perfect | delectavisse |
| passive | present | delectari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | delecta | delectate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | delectato | delectatote |
| 3 | delectato | delectanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | delectare | delectamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | delectator | — |
| 3 | delectator | delectantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delectatus | delectati |
| Gen. | delectati | delectatorum |
| Dat. | delectato | — |
| Acc. | delectatum | delectatos |
| Voc. | delectate | delectati |
| Abl. | delectato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delectata | delectatae |
| Gen. | delectatae | delectatarum |
| Dat. | delectatae | — |
| Acc. | delectatam | delectatas |
| Voc. | delectata | delectatae |
| Abl. | delectata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delectatum | delectata |
| Gen. | delectati | delectatorum |
| Dat. | delectato | — |
| Acc. | delectatum | delectata |
| Voc. | delectatum | delectata |
| Abl. | delectato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delectandus | — |
| Gen. | delectandi | — |
| Dat. | delectando | — |
| Acc. | delectandum | — |
| Voc. | delectande | — |
| Abl. | delectando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delectanda | — |
| Gen. | delectandae | — |
| Dat. | delectandae | — |
| Acc. | delectandam | — |
| Voc. | delectanda | — |
| Abl. | delectanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delectandum | — |
| Gen. | delectandi | — |
| Dat. | delectando | — |
| Acc. | delectandum | — |
| Voc. | delectandum | — |
| Abl. | delectando | — |
Supines
accusative: delectatum; ablative: delectatu
Examples
Liber III
Aulus Gellius
"...septem esse et ad oppugnandas Thebas duces septem delectos. Tum ibi addit se quoque iam duodecimam annorum hebdomadam..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...stare loco, sociisque comes discordia regnis. sic ubi delectos per torua armenta iuuencos agricola imposito sociare adfectat aratro..."Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...populi misere duces, nec parva sequetur gloria delectos Latio et Laurentibus agris. est et Volscorum egregia de gente..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...fluvium, hic fortis habitare Latinos. tum satus Anchisa delectos ordine ab omni centum oratores augusta ad moenia regis..."Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...cogis, auri sacra fames! postquam pavor ossa reliquit, delectos populi ad proceres primumque parentem monstra deum refero..."Ecloga IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...erit tum Tiphys et altera quae vehat Argo delectos heroas; erunt etiam altera bella atque iterum ad Troiam..."In Catilinam III
Marcus Tullius Cicero from Catilinarian Orations
"...viros eduxerant, et ego ex praefectura Reatina complures delectos adulescentes, quorum opera utor assidue in rei publicae praesidio..."Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...perpauxillum modo, nam istoc me assiduo victu delecto domi; age sis, roga emptum: nisi qui meliorem adferet quae..."