illecto

illecto

Latin

Etymology 1

    From illiciō + -tō.

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    Verb

    illectō (present infinitive illectāre, perfect active illectāvī, supine illectātum); first conjugation

    1. to allure, to attract, to entice, to invite, to seduce
      • 1839 [8th century CE], Paulus Diaconus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, Excerpta ex libris Pompeii Festi De significatione verborum, page 117, line 9:
        L a c i t  in fraudem inducit. Inde est allicere et lacessere; inde lactat, illectat, delectat, oblectat.
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    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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    Participle

    illectō

    1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of illectus (enticed, seduced)

    Etymology 3

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    illēctō

    1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of illēctus (uncollected; unread)