exsulto

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from ex- +‎ saltō (I jump, dance), the latter frequentative of saliō through its past participle saltus.

Pronunciation

Verb

exsultō (present infinitive exsultāre, perfect active exsultāvī, supine exsultātum); first conjugation

  1. to spring vigorously, leap or jump up
    Synonyms: prōsiliō, exsiliō
  2. to exult in, rejoice
    Synonyms: gaudeō, ovō, grātulor, iūbilō, iūcundor, gestiō
  3. to revel
  4. to boast

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: exultar
  • English: exult
  • French: exulter
  • Galician: exultar
  • Italian: esultare
  • Occitan: exultar
  • Piedmontese: esulté
  • Portuguese: exultar
  • Romanian: exulta
  • Spanish: exultar

References

  • exsulto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • exsulto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exsulto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to utter cries of joy: gaudio, laetitia exsultare