delicia

See also: delícia

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ laciō (“I snare, entice”), probably via (very rare) dēliciō. Compare, in the sense of a corner beam, sublica; in the sense of a gutter, colliciae; in the sense of a sweetheart, dēliciae. The analogy is of gathering, whether of architectural thrust, water, or affection.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈli.ki.a/, [d̪eːˈlʲɪkiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈli.t͡ʃi.a/, [d̪eˈliːt͡ʃiä]

Noun

dēlicia f (genitive dēliciae); first declension

1. The corner-beam supporting an edifice
2. A gutter
3. (very rare) Synonym of dēliciae

   c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius :

   Et Critias mea delicia est.

   And Critias is my treasure.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēlicia	dēliciae
Genitive	dēliciae	dēliciārum
Dative	dēliciae	dēliciīs
Accusative	dēliciam	dēliciās
Ablative	dēliciā	dēliciīs
Vocative	dēlicia	dēliciae

Derived terms

• dēliciae

References

• “delicia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• delicia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• delicia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to wanton in the pleasures of sense: deliciis diffluere
    
  • to be some one's favourite: in amore et deliciis esse alicui (active in deliciis habere aliquem)
    

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Portuguese

Verb

delicia

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēliciae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deˈliθja/ [d̪eˈli.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deˈlisja/ [d̪eˈli.sja]

Noun

delicia f (plural delicias)

1. delight
2. pleasure

Derived terms

• arroz tres delicias

Related terms

• delicioso