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
| Conjugation of laetō (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 | laetātūrum esse | laetārī | laetātum esse | laetātum īrī | |
| participles | laetāns | — | laetātūrus | — | laetātus | laetandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| laetandī | laetandō | laetandum | laetandō | laetātum | laetātū | ||
Derived terms
- laetābilis
- laetābundus
- laetāmen
- laetāns
- laetanter
- laetātiō
- laetātus
- laetor
Related terms
- laetitia
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
Adjective
laetō
- masculine dative singular of laetus
- masculine ablative singular of laetus
- neuter dative singular of laetus
- neuter ablative singular of laetus