oblecto
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom ob- (“to, because of”) + lactō (“flatter, please”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /obˈlek.toː/, [ɔbˈɫ̪ɛkt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈlek.to/, [obˈlɛkt̪o]
Verb
editoblectō (present infinitive oblectāre, perfect active oblectāvī, supine oblectātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to entertain, delight, amuse [with accusative ‘person’, along with ablative or cum (+ ablative) or in (+ ablative) ‘means of amusement’]
- (transitive) to pass (the time) agreeably
- (transitive) to delay, detain
Usage notes
editThe passive of this verb means "to have fun".
Conjugation
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- “oblecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “oblecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- oblecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.