gaudeamus

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gaudeamus (may we rejoice)

Noun

gaudeamus (plural gaudeamuses)

  1. (archaic) A students' merrymaking.

Latin

Verb

gaudeāmus

  1. first-person plural present active subjunctive of gaudeō
    1. "may we rejoice"
    2. "may we take pleasure in"