LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēlectātiō

dēlectātiō f (genitive dēlectātiōnis)
Classical[deː.ɫɛkˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[de.lekˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. delight, pleasure, amusement

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Oblectatio · Delectatio

Oblectatio (from ἀλέγειν?) is a pleasant occupation, conversation, amusement, which disperses ennui, and confers a relative pleasure; whereas delectatio is a real delight, which procures positive enjoyment, and confers absolute pleasure. Cic. Orat. i. 26. In iis artibus, in quibus non utilitas quæritur necessaria, sed animi libera quædam oblectatio. And Ep. Q. Fr. ii. 14. Satis commode me oblectabam: comp. with Fam. ix. 24. Magna te delectatione et voluptate privavisti. Or, Suet. Dom. 21. with Aug. 29. Plin. Ep. iv. 14. with iv. 8. (v. 10.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēlectātiōdēlectātiōnēs
genitivedēlectātiōnisdēlectātiōnum
dativedēlectātiōnīdēlectātiōnibus
accusativedēlectātiōnemdēlectātiōnēs
ablativedēlectātiōnedēlectātiōnibus
vocativedēlectātiōdēlectātiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

liber plenus delectationis
a very charming book.

dēlectātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a delighting, delight, pleasure, amusement (freq. and good prose): delectatio voluptas suavitate auditus animum deleniens, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 9: homo videndi et audiendi delectatione ducitur, id. Off. 1, 30; so, conviviorum, id. de Sen. 13, 45. More freq. without gen.: mira quaedam in cognoscendo suavitas et delectatio, Cic. de Or. 1, 43, 193; so, jucunditas delectatioque, id. ib. 3, 38, 155; with voluptas, id. Fam. 9, 24, 2: (doctrina et literae), quae secundis rebus delectationem modo habere, videbantur, nunc vero etiam salutem, id. ib. 6, 12 fin.: gratiam et delectationem afferunt, Quint. 2, 13, 11; 9, 4, 9 et saep.; Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 34: in amicitia, Vulg. Sap. 8, 18.—In plural, Cic. Mur. 19, 39 al.—
II. As medic. t. t., a straining, effort, tenesmus (late Lat.): frequens ventris egerendi, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 6, 88; 4, 3, 46.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlectātiō From dēlectō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Frenchdélectation
  • Italiandilettazione
  • Portuguesedeleitação
  • Romaniandelectație
  • Spanishdelectación

Quick answers

What does dēlectātiō mean in Latin?
dēlectātiō, a noun, means “delight, pleasure, amusement”.
What is the genitive of dēlectātiō?
The genitive singular is dēlectātiōnis. dēlectātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēlectātiō?
In classical Latin, [deː.ɫɛkˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.lekˈtat.t͡si.o].