Definition
Plural form of desideratum; multiple things that are greatly desired or needed.
Etymology
Latin plural of desideratum, formed by changing -um to -a following standard Latin neuter plural conventions. Maintains the classical form in English scholarly usage.
Kelly Says
When scholars or scientists write about their 'desiderta,' they're using a 2,000-year-old grammatical pattern—it shows how Latin shapes academic language even today, especially in formal research proposals and grant applications.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደሚፈልግ
en-deh-mee-feel-guh
ARالعربية
الرغبات
al-ragh-bah-t
BNবাংলা
আকাঙ্ক্ষা
a-ka-an-k-sha
CACatalà
desigs
deh-seegs
DEDeutsch
Verlangen
fer-lan-gen
ELΕλληνικά
επιθυμίες
eh-pee-thee-mee-es
ESEspañol
desiderios
deh-see-deh-ree-ohs
FAفارسی
نیازها
nee-ahz-ha
FISuomi
toiveita
toy-vee-tah
FRFrançais
désirs
deh-zeer
HAHA
abinda ake so
ah-bee-n-dah ah-keh so
HEעברית
רצונות
retz-oon-ot
HIहिन्दी
इच्छाएँ
ichcha-ayen
HUMagyar
kíváncok
kee-van-chok
IDBahasa Indonesia
keinginan
keh-ee-gi-nan
IGIG
ihe nwere
ee-he n-weh-reh
ITItaliano
desideri
deh-zee-deh-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
keinginan
keh-ee-gi-nan
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်
l-y-a-ouk
NLNederlands
wensen
wen-sen
PLPolski
potrzeby
po-trzeb-ee
PTPortuguês
desejos
deh-zay-johs
RORomână
dorințe
doh-rin-tse
RUРусский
желания
zhe-la-nee-ya
SVSvenska
önskemål
on-skan-mahl
SWKiswahili
hitaji
hee-ta-jee
TAதமிழ்
தேவைகள்
deh-vay-e-ga-i
TEతెలుగు
కావలసినవి
kaava-la-si-n-vee
THไทย
ความปรารถนา
kwan-pra-thon-nah
TLTL
kinakailangan
ki-na-ka-il-an-gan
TRTürkçe
istekler
is-tek-ler
UKУкраїнська
бажань
bah-zhan-y
VITiếng Việt
mong muốn
mong-muon
ZUZU
ikhohlisiwe
ee-khoh-lee-see-weh