delectus

English

Etymology

Latin, selection, from deligere, delectum, to select.

Noun

delectus (plural delectuses)

1. (dated) An elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dēligō (“[I] pick off; select”).

Participle

dēlectus m (feminine dēlecta, neuter dēlectum); first/second declension

1. picked off, having been picked off, plucked off, having been plucked off; culled, having been culled
2. chosen, having been chosen, selected, having been selected

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	dēlectus	dēlecta	dēlectum		dēlectī	dēlectae	dēlecta
genitive	dēlectī	dēlectae	dēlectī		dēlectōrum	dēlectārum	dēlectōrum
dative	dēlectō	dēlectae	dēlectō		dēlectīs	dēlectīs	dēlectīs
accusative	dēlectum	dēlectam	dēlectum		dēlectōs	dēlectās	dēlecta
ablative	dēlectō	dēlectā	dēlectō		dēlectīs	dēlectīs	dēlectīs
vocative	dēlecte	dēlecta	dēlectum		dēlectī	dēlectae	dēlecta

Noun

dēlectus (genitive dēlectūs); m, fourth declension

1. selection, choice, distinction
2. levy, recruiting

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	dēlectus	dēlectūs
genitive	dēlectūs	dēlectuum
dative	dēlectuī	dēlectibus
accusative	dēlectum	dēlectūs
ablative	dēlectū	dēlectibus
vocative	dēlectus	dēlectūs