delicia Latin · revision 30866

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=derivation|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=la dē-, itc-pro *lak-i-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [deːˈlɪ.ki.a]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [deˈliː.t͡ʃi.a]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''dēlicia''' ''f'' (genitive dēliciae); first declension^(Wiktionary)

+ It is mostly used in the plural, ''dēliciae''.^(OLD 2012)^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[m|la|dē-]] and [[m|la|laciō|t=to entice, draw]] with [[m|la|-ia]].^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010) De Vaan traces ⟨laciō⟩, known only in compounds and a gloss, to [[itc-pro|*lak-i-|t=to draw, pull]]; he doubts the link with [[m|la|laqueus|t=noose]], since ⟨*kʷi⟩ would rather have given ⟨qui⟩.^(de Vaan 2008) Wiktionary reports the alternative that it belongs with [[m|la|liqueō|t=to be liquid]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Plautus, ''Rudens'': ''tum tibi operam lūdō et dēliciae dabō'', “then I'll give my time to play and pleasure with you”.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is a delight or pleasure, and ''dēliciās facere'' is to enjoy oneself, often of love, as in Catullus.^(OLD 2012) The plural is things that give pleasure, luxuries and toys (Lucilius), ornaments, delicacies, and a person's charms.^(OLD 2012) Plautus already uses it of a sweetheart, and Catullus of his girl's sparrow, ''dēliciae meae puellae'', ''in dēliciīs habēre'' is to treat as a favourite, ''in dēliciīs esse'' to be one.^(OLD 2012) It is also comfort and luxury, and the self-indulgence of a city given over to pleasures (Seneca).^(OLD 2012)

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+ Church Latin glosses it “delight”.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus of pleasure and of a sweetheart.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 180–102 BC – Lucilius of luxuries.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81/79–52/50 BC – Catullus of a pet sparrow.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 4 BC–65 AD – Seneca of self-indulgence.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|delight]], pleasure, ''dēliciās facere'', to enjoy oneself.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # ''(plural)'' [[m|en|luxury|alt=Luxuries]], toys; ornaments, delicacies; charms.^(OLD 2012)

+ # A [[m|en|sweetheart]], [[m|en|favourite]], pet, ''in dēliciīs habēre'', to treat as a favourite.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Comfort, luxury; self-indulgence.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[dēlicātus]]

+ * [[dēliciolae]]

+ * [[dēliciolum]]

+ * [[dēliciōsus]]

+ * [[dēlicium]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[ēliciō]]

+ * [[illiciō]]

+ * [[lacessō]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ A separate ''dēlicia'' (also ''dēliquia'') is a corner beam sloping down from the ridge of a roof in Vitruvius and Festus, from [[liqueō]], since rain runs off it.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(TLL)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}