delenio Latin · revision 33031

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=la lēnis}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [deːˈɫeː.ni.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [deˈlɛː.ni.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''dēlēniō''' (present infinitive dēlēnīre, perfect active dēlēnīvī, supine dēlēnītum); fourth conjugation^(Wiktionary)

+ Also spelled ''dēlīniō''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(TLL)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|dē-|lēniō|t2=to soothe]];^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) the TLL relates it to [[m|la|lēnis|t=soft, gentle]], comparing [[m|la|lēna]] and [[m|la|lēnō]].^(TLL) De Vaan traces that adjective to [[ine-pro|*leh1-n(o/i)-|t=lazy, slow]], comparing [[lt|lė́nas|t=lazy]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The TLL finds it from Plautus on,^(TLL) who has a speaker in the ''Stichus'' plan to soothe a man with words.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is to soothe, mollify or cajole, and to soothe feelings, as Cicero speaks of allaying fear.^(OLD 2012) It is also to weaken someone's resistance, to charm or bewitch: in the ''Amphitruo'' a speaker says they have been so charmed they no longer know who they are, and Titinius has men won over by dowries.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Servius gives it as the meaning of ''mulcēre''.^(TLL) Wiktionary also gives to corrupt or bribe.^(Wiktionary) It is very often spelled ''dēlīniō'' in manuscripts and glosses.^(TLL)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Church Latin glosses it soften, soothe, charm.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus of soothing and charming.^(OLD 2012)^(TLL)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero of allaying fear.^(OLD 2012)

+ * c. 400 AD – Servius.^(TLL)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|soothe]], mollify, cajole; to mitigate.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # To [[m|en|charm]], win over, bewitch, entice.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # To corrupt, [[m|en|bribe]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[dēlēnificus]]

+ * [[dēlēnīmentum]]

+ * [[dēlēnītor]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[lenio|alt=lēniō]]

+ * [[lenis|alt=lēnis]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}