delector, delectari, delectatus sum:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
delight, please, amuse, fascinate; charm, lure, entice; be a source of delight;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | delector | delectamur |
| 2 | delectaris | delectamini |
| 3 | delectatur | delectantur |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| passive | present | delectari |
Imperatives
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 VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...ridicule facio, si hoc fine quasi bona valetudine delector, quam ille, quisquis vicisse se putat cum vadimonium distulit..."Liber Secundus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...quid enim? fortemne possumus dicere eundem illum Torquatum?—delector enim, quamquam te non possum, ut ais, corrumpere, delector..."Liber IX
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...quibus peregre manere gratiam quam in urbe collegerint delector. Incipio enim satis absolutum existimare, de quo tanta diversitate..."Liber VII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...coepit. Vale. C. PLINIUS FABATO PROSOCERO SUO S. Delector iucundum tibi fuisse Tironis mei adventum; quod vero scribis..."Liber II
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...dico vel recito, non minus quam clamore delector, sit modo silentium acre et intentum, et cupidum ulteriora audiendi..."