oblecto
Latin
Etymology
From ob- (“to, because of”) + lactō (“flatter, please”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔbˈɫɛk.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [obˈlɛk.t̪o]
Verb
oblectō (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
The passive of this verb means "to have fun".
Conjugation
Conjugation of oblectō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
- oblectābilis
- oblectāmen
- oblectāmentum
- oblectāneus
- oblectātiō
- oblectātor
- oblectātōrius
References
- “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.