delicatus, delicata -um, delicatior -or -us, delicatissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
luxurious/sumptuous, addicted to pleasure; self-indulgent/comfortable; pampered;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delicatus | delicati |
| Gen. | delicati | delicatorum |
| Dat. | delicato | — |
| Acc. | delicatum | delicatos |
| Voc. | delicate | delicati |
| Abl. | delicato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delicata | delicatae |
| Gen. | delicatae | delicatarum |
| Dat. | delicatae | — |
| Acc. | delicatam | delicatas |
| Voc. | delicata | delicatae |
| Abl. | delicata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delicatum | delicata |
| Gen. | delicati | delicatorum |
| Dat. | delicato | — |
| Acc. | delicatum | delicata |
| Voc. | delicatum | delicata |
| Abl. | delicato | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delicatius | delicatiora |
| Gen. | delicatioris | — |
| Acc. | delicatius | delicatiora |
| Voc. | delicatius | delicatiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delicatissimus | delicatissimi |
| Gen. | delicatissimi | delicatissimorum |
| Dat. | delicatissimo | — |
| Acc. | delicatissimum | delicatissimos |
| Voc. | delicatissime | delicatissimi |
| Abl. | delicatissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delicatissima | delicatissimae |
| Gen. | delicatissimae | delicatissimarum |
| Dat. | delicatissimae | — |
| Acc. | delicatissimam | delicatissimas |
| Voc. | delicatissima | delicatissimae |
| Abl. | delicatissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delicatissimum | delicatissima |
| Gen. | delicatissimi | delicatissimorum |
| Dat. | delicatissimo | — |
| Acc. | delicatissimum | delicatissima |
| Voc. | delicatissimum | delicatissima |
| Abl. | delicatissimo | — |
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Sparse, nescis ista, nec potes scire, Petilianis delicatus in regnis, Cui plana summos despicit domus montis..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...iubente lasciui parere gaudent uilico capillati, et delicatus opere fruitur eunuchus. Nec uenit inanis rusticus salutator: fert ille..."- L
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...quam ut narrari nunc debeat quomodo ambulaverit, quam delicatus fuerit, quam cupierit videri, quam vitia sua latere noluerit..." - L
Libri XVII-XVIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...putat ut diutius in vita commoretur, qui perseverabitmori, delicatus est. Hoc quoque imperet sibi animus, ubi utilitas suorumexigit..." - L
Liber VIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...frugalitas poena est, pigro supplicii loco labor est, delicatus miseretur industrii, desidioso studere torqueri est: eodem modo haec..." - L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...exemplum luxuriae aut avaritiae multum mali facit: convictor delicatus paulatim enervat et mollit, vicinus dives cupiditatem irritat, malignus..." - L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...tinnitum aeris aut ianuae inpulsum? cum tam delicatus fueris, tonitrua audienda sunt. 4. Hoc quod de auribus dictum..." - L
de Vita Beata
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...ille Socrates dicet: 'fac me uictorem uniuersarum gentium, delicatus ille Liberi currus triumphantem usque ad Thebas a solis..."