desideratum

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin dēsīderātum (“something that is desired”), neuter nominative singular of dēsīderātus, the passive past participle of dēsīderāre (“to desire”), from dēsīderō (“to desire, want, wish for”), from de- (intensifying prefix) + possibly sīdus (“star; constellation”) though the connection is unclear. The English word is cognate with French desideratum, Spanish desiderátum. The plural is derived from Latin dēsīderāta. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˌsɪdəˈɹɑːtəm/, /-ˌzɪ-/, /-ˈɹeɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /dəˌsɪdəˈɹɑtəm/, /-ˌzɪ-/, [-ɾəm] Hyphenation: de‧si‧de‧ra‧tum === Noun === desideratum (plural desiderata) Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. [from mid 17th c.] ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === desiderata (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “desideratum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Latin == === Verb === dēsīderātum accusative supine of dēsīderō === Participle === dēsīderātum inflection of dēsīderātus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular === References === "desideratum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)