laeto
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom laetus (“happy”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.toː/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.to/, [ˈlɛːt̪o]
Verb
editlaetō (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
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editDescendants
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
editlaetō