delekti

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin dēlicātus (giving pleasure, delightful, soft, luxurious, delicate), from dēliciae (pleasure, delight, luxury), from delicere (to allure), from de (away) + lacere (to allure, entice).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [deˈlekti]
  • Rhymes: -ekti
  • Hyphenation: de‧lek‧ti

Verb

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delekti (present delektas, past delektis, future delektos, conditional delektus, volitive delektu)

  1. (transitive) to delight
    • 1956, Kálmán Kalocsay, Ezopa Saĝo [Aesop's Wisdom]:
      La paŝtisto pri l'ondaro sin delektis kun admiro.
      The shepherd of the waves delighted in admiration.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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