laeto
See also: läto
Latin
Etymology
From laetus (“happy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.toː/, [ˈɫae̯.toː]
Verb
laetō (present infinitive laetāre, perfect active laetāvī, supine laetātum); first conjugation
- I cause to rejoice.
- 2000 (quoted) in Rob Faesen, Begeerte in het werk van Hadewijch
- et ut carior bibit abundantiam gratiarum, tandem, laetabatur ut carissima, inebriata est; et ideo modum excedens sicut desipientium spiritu ineffabiliter laetabat.
- 2000 (quoted) in Rob Faesen, Begeerte in het werk van Hadewijch
Usage notes
- The passive voice is considered a separate deponent verb meaning "to rejoice".
Conjugation
Derived terms
- laetābilis
- laetābundus
- laetāmen
- laetāns
- laetanter
- laetātiō
- laetātus
- laetor
Related terms
Descendants
- English: Laetare Sunday
- German: Lätare
References
- laeto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- laeto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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