delectatus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dēlectō (“[I] delight, charm”).

Participle

dēlectātus (feminine dēlectāta, neuter dēlectātum); first/second-declension participle

1. delighted, having been delighted, charmed, having been charmed
   • c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 61:

     Niceros delectatus affabilitate amici: "Omne me, inquit, lucrum transeat, nisi iam dudum gaudimonio dissilio, quod te talem video. Itaque hilaria mera sint, etsi timeo istos scolasticos ne me rideant. Viderint: narrabo tamen, quid enim mihi aufert, qui ridet? satius est rideri quam derideri."

     Niceros was delighted by his friend's amiability and said, “May I never turn another penny if I am not ready to burst with joy at seeing you in such a good humour. Well, it shall be pure fun then, though I am afraid your clever friends will laugh at me. Still, let them; I will tell my story; what harm does a man's laugh do me? Being laughed at is more satisfactory than being sneered at.”

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dēlectātus	dēlectāta	dēlectātum		dēlectātī	dēlectātae	dēlectāta
genitive	dēlectātī	dēlectātae	dēlectātī		dēlectātōrum	dēlectātārum	dēlectātōrum
dative	dēlectātō	dēlectātae	dēlectātō		dēlectātīs
accusative	dēlectātum	dēlectātam	dēlectātum		dēlectātōs	dēlectātās	dēlectāta
ablative	dēlectātō	dēlectātā	dēlectātō		dēlectātīs
vocative	dēlectāte	dēlectāta	dēlectātum		dēlectātī	dēlectātae	dēlectāta