voluptas
See also: Voluptas
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /woˈlup.taːs/, [wɔˈɫʊp.taːs]
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | voluptās | voluptātēs |
| Genitive | voluptātis | voluptātum |
| Dative | voluptātī | voluptātibus |
| Accusative | voluptātem | voluptātēs |
| Ablative | voluptāte | voluptātibus |
| Vocative | voluptās | voluptātēs |
Derived terms
- voluptābilis
- voluptārius/ voluptuārius
- voluptātīvus
- voluptificus
- voluptuōsus
References
- voluptas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- voluptas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- voluptas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to derive pleasure from a thing: voluptatem ex aliqua re capere or percipere
- to revel in pleasure, be blissfully happy: voluptate perfundi
- to take one's fill of enjoyment: voluptatibus frui
- to take one's fill of enjoyment: voluptates haurire
- to devote oneself absolutely to the pursuit of pleasure: se totum voluptatibus dedere, tradere
- to be led astray, corrupted by the allurements of pleasure: voluptatis illecebris deleniri
- to be led astray, corrupted by the allurements of pleasure: voluptatis blanditiis corrumpi
- to plunge into a life of pleasure: in voluptates se mergere
- to hold aloof from all amusement: animum a voluptate sevocare
- sensual pleasure: voluptates (corporis)
- for one's own diversion; to satisfy a whim: voluptatis or animi causa (B. G. 5. 12)
- to derive pleasure from a thing: voluptatem ex aliqua re capere or percipere
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