deliciae

== Latin == === Alternative forms === dēlicia (exceptional) === Etymology === From the once-attested dēliciō, from dē- +‎ laciō (“to snare, entice”), the base verb of dēlectō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈlɪ.ki.ae̯] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [deˈliː.t͡ʃi.e] === Noun === dēliciae f pl (genitive dēliciārum); first declension delight, pleasure (an activity which affords enjoyment) luxuries, toys (things serving to please) decorations, delicacies, erotic verse charms (pleasing physical attributes) darling, sweetheart, favourite, pet (specifically of animals) pet, housepet comforts, luxuries (conditions affording physical or mental ease) elegant, affected manners; airs mannerisms, whims, niceties gourmet, voluptuary ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively in the plural. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, plural only. ==== Derived terms ==== delicātus ==== Descendants ==== === References === “dēlicia” on page 559 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012) === Further reading === “deliciae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “deliciae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “deliciae”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.