oblecto

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i)

Proto-Italic *op

Latin ob

Latin ob-

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.?

Proto-Italic *lakjō

Latin laciō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin lactō

Latin oblectō

From ob- (“to, because of”) + lactō (“flatter, please”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɔbˈɫɛk.toː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [obˈlɛk.to]

Verb

oblectō (present infinitive oblectāre, perfect active oblectāvī, supine oblectātum); first conjugation

(transitive) to entertain, delight, amuse [with accusative ‘person’, along with ablative or cum (+ ablative) or in (+ ablative) ‘means of amusement’]
(transitive) to pass (the time) agreeably
(transitive) to delay, detain

Usage notes

The passive of this verb means "to have fun".

Conjugation

Conjugation of oblectō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	oblectō	oblectās		oblectat	oblectāmus	oblectātis		oblectant
	imperfect	oblectābam	oblectābās		oblectābat	oblectābāmus	oblectābātis		oblectābant
	future	oblectābō	oblectābis		oblectābit	oblectābimus	oblectābitis		oblectābunt
	perfect	oblectāvī	oblectāvistī		oblectāvit	oblectāvimus	oblectāvistis		oblectāvērunt, oblectāvēre
	pluperfect	oblectāveram	oblectāverās		oblectāverat	oblectāverāmus	oblectāverātis		oblectāverant
	future perfect	oblectāverō	oblectāveris		oblectāverit	oblectāverimus	oblectāveritis		oblectāverint
passive	present	oblector	oblectāris, oblectāre		oblectātur	oblectāmur	oblectāminī		oblectantur
	imperfect	oblectābar	oblectābāris, oblectābāre		oblectābātur	oblectābāmur	oblectābāminī		oblectābantur
	future	oblectābor	oblectāberis, oblectābere		oblectābitur	oblectābimur	oblectābiminī		oblectābuntur
	perfect	oblectātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	oblectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	oblectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	oblectem	oblectēs		oblectet	oblectēmus	oblectētis		oblectent
	imperfect	oblectārem	oblectārēs		oblectāret	oblectārēmus	oblectārētis		oblectārent
	perfect	oblectāverim	oblectāverīs		oblectāverit	oblectāverīmus	oblectāverītis		oblectāverint
	pluperfect	oblectāvissem	oblectāvissēs		oblectāvisset	oblectāvissēmus	oblectāvissētis		oblectāvissent
passive	present	oblecter	oblectēris, oblectēre		oblectētur	oblectēmur	oblectēminī		oblectentur
	imperfect	oblectārer	oblectārēris, oblectārēre		oblectārētur	oblectārēmur	oblectārēminī		oblectārentur
	perfect	oblectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	oblectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	oblectā		—	—	oblectāte		—
active	future	—	oblectātō		oblectātō	—	oblectātōte		oblectantō
passive	present	—	oblectāre		—	—	oblectāminī		—
passive	future	—	oblectātor		oblectātor	—	—		oblectantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		oblectāre		oblectārī		oblectāns		—
future		oblectātūrum esse		oblectātum īrī		oblectātūrus		oblectandus
perfect		oblectāvisse		oblectātum esse		—		oblectātus
future perfect		—		oblectātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		oblectātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		oblectandī	oblectandō		oblectandum	oblectandō	oblectātum		oblectātū

Derived terms

References

“oblecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“oblecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“oblecto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.