laeto
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From laetus (“happy”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.toː/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.to/, [ˈlɛːt̪o]
Verb edit
laetō (present infinitive laetāre, perfect active laetāvī, supine laetātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to gladden, 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.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2000 (quoted) in Rob Faesen, Begeerte in het werk van Hadewijch
- (transitive) to fertilize, apply manure to (the soil)
Usage notes edit
- The passive voice is considered a separate deponent verb meaning "to rejoice"; see laetor.
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: Laetare Sunday
- German: Lätare
References edit
- “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.
Adjective edit
laetō