noun · femininefirst declension
dēlicia
dēlicia f (genitive dēliciae)
Classical[deːˈlɪ.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[deˈliː.t͡ʃi.a]
Meaning
- corner beam supporting a section of an outward-sloping roof
Displuviāta autem sunt, in quibus dēliciae arcam sustinentēs stīllicidia reiciunt
Displuviate courtyards are those in which the rafters which support the frame of the opening carry the gutters downc. 80 BCE – 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De Architectura 6.3.2
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēlicia | dēliciae |
| genitive | dēliciae | dēliciārum |
| dative | dēliciae | dēliciīs |
| accusative | dēliciam | dēliciās |
| ablative | dēliciā | dēliciīs |
| vocative | dēlicia | dēliciae |
dēlĭcĭa, ae, f., v. deliciae,
I. init.
dēlĭcĭa or dēlĭquĭa, ae, f. deliquo, cf. colliciae, a flowing or running off; hence,
Origins
Uncertain whether from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (“to flow, run”), as in liqueō, or Proto-Italic *lakiō or *lakʷiō (“I draw, pull”), so dē- + laciō ("to draw away, drain"), of which the base verb is a hapax and possibly a nonce word. The latter root has plenty internal, but no certain external cognates; even so, De Vaan 2008 prefers this on semantic grounds, and k over kʷ due to its absence in the many cognates - but compare dēliquō ~ dēlicō (“I clear off, strain”) from leikʷ-. Cognate to Latin sublica (“wooden stake or pile”), colliciae (“gutter”), ēlix (“furrow in a com field for draining off water”), ēliciō (“to coax, draw forth”), illecebra (“enticement”), dēliciae (“delight”). Connection with laqueus (“loop, rope snare”) uncertain.
In English words that came into English from dēlicia
- deliciousdeliciosus