oblecto
Latin
Etymology
From ob- (“to, because of”) + lactō (“flatter, please”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /obˈlek.toː/, [ɔbˈɫ̪ɛkt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈlek.to/, [obˈlɛkt̪o]
Verb
oblectō (present infinitive oblectāre, perfect active oblectāvī, supine oblectātum); first conjugation
Conjugation
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.