gaudere

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gaudēre (“to rejoice”). Doublet of godere and gioire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡawˈde.re/
• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: gau‧dé‧re

Verb

gaudére (third-person only, third-person singular present gàude, no past historic, no past participle)

1. (literary, archaic) Alternative form of godere

Usage notes

• The past participle and past historic forms are not used.

Conjugation

• Attested almost exclusively in the infinitive, present indicative gàude and gerund gaudèndo.

Related terms

• gaudente
• gaudio
• gioia
• gioire
• godere

 

Further reading

• gaudere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Verb

gaudēre

1. present active infinitive of gaudeō
   1. "to rejoice"
   2. "to take pleasure in"