desideratum

See also: desiderátum

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēsīderātum (“something that is desired”), neuter nominative singular of dēsīderātus, the passive past participle of the verb dēsīderāre (“to desire”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˌsɪdəˈɹɑːtəm/

Noun

desideratum (plural desiderata)

Something that is wished for, or considered desirable.
- 1907, The Medical Brief (volume 35, page 840)
  A heavy clay soil is bad for all neuralgics, and the house should be dry, and on a sandy or gravel soil. The desideratum for all neuralgic affections is perpetual summer […]

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:desideratum.

Related terms

Translations

A wished-for or desired thing

Czech: deziderátum n
French: désideratum (fr) m, desideratum (fr) m
German: Desideratum (de) n
Italian: desiderato (it) m

Polish: dezyderat (pl) m
Slovene: zaželeno n
Swedish: önskemål (sv) n

Latin

Verb

dēsīderātum

supine of dēsīderō

Participle

dēsīderātum

nominative neuter singular of dēsīderātus
accusative masculine singular of dēsīderātus
accusative neuter singular of dēsīderātus
vocative neuter singular of dēsīderātus

References

desideratum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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