delicium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →delicia, deliciae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
favorite/pet/darling/beloved; man w/fine taste/gourmet; voluptuary;; pleasure/delight/fun (usu. pl.), activity affording enjoyment, luxuries; toys;; ornaments/decorations; erotic verse; charms; elegant/affected manner/mannerism;; luxurious habits/selfindulgence; airs, manners of superiority; caprices/whims;; corner beam supporting a section of an outward-sloping roof; gutter (L+S);
gen. pl. - Entry →delicium, delicii:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
darling, person one is fond of; pet (animal); delight, source/thing of joy;
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →delicius, delicii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Inscription
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
pleasure/delight/fun, activity affording enjoyment; curiosities of art;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...casuram speres; despicit illa canes. XCIX (XCVIII). Dorcas. Delicium parvo donabis dorcada nato: iactatis solet hanc mittere turba..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...auctor adest: haec sunt Caesaris, illa Iouis. Stellae delicium mei columba, Verona licet audiente dicam, uicit, Maxime, passerem..."Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...deliciolum tuum'. 'Perfecte' inquam 'iste delirat: pupulus, etiam delicium meum factus est? Prorsus potest fieri: dentes illi..."
