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

  1. 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.

Inflection

   Conjugation of laeto (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present laetō laetās laetat laetāmus laetātis laetant
imperfect laetābam laetābās laetābat laetābāmus laetābātis laetābant
future laetābō laetābis laetābit laetābimus laetābitis laetābunt
perfect laetāvī laetāvistī laetāvit laetāvimus laetāvistis laetāvērunt, laetāvēre
pluperfect laetāveram laetāverās laetāverat laetāverāmus laetāverātis laetāverant
future perfect laetāverō laetāveris laetāverit laetāverimus laetāveritis laetāverint
passive present laetor laetāris, laetāre laetātur laetāmur laetāminī laetantur
imperfect laetābar laetābāris, laetābāre laetābātur laetābāmur laetābāminī laetābantur
future laetābor laetāberis, laetābere laetābitur laetābimur laetābiminī laetābuntur
perfect laetātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect laetātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect laetātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present laetem laetēs laetet laetēmus laetētis laetent
imperfect laetārem laetārēs laetāret laetārēmus laetārētis laetārent
perfect laetāverim laetāverīs laetāverit laetāverīmus laetāverītis laetāverint
pluperfect laetāvissem laetāvissēs laetāvisset laetāvissēmus laetāvissētis laetāvissent
passive present laeter laetēris, laetēre laetētur laetēmur laetēminī laetentur
imperfect laetārer laetārēris, laetārēre laetārētur laetārēmur laetārēminī laetārentur
perfect laetātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect laetātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — laetā — — laetāte —
future — laetātō laetātō — laetātōte laetantō
passive present — laetāre — — laetāminī —
future — laetātor laetātor — — laetantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives laetāre laetāvisse laetātūrus esse laetārī laetātus esse laetātum īrī
participles laetāns — laetātūrus — laetātus laetandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
laetāre laetandī laetandō laetandum laetātum laetātū

Usage notes

  • Sometimes identified as deponent because it is more often used in the passive voice. The passive sense means "to rejoice".

Derived terms

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

Adjective

laetō

  1. masculine dative singular of laetus
  2. masculine ablative singular of laetus
  3. neuter dative singular of laetus
  4. neuter ablative singular of laetus
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