gaudere

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gaudēre (to rejoice). Doublet of godere and gioire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡawˈde.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: gau‧dé‧re

Verb

gaudére (third-person only, third-person singular present gàude, no past historic, no past participle)

  1. (literary, archaic) alternative form of godere

Usage notes

  • The past participle and past historic forms are not used.

Conjugation

  • Attested almost exclusively in the infinitive, present indicative gàude and gerund gaudèndo.

Further reading

  • gaudere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Verb

gaudēre

  1. present active infinitive of gaudeō
    1. "to rejoice"
    2. "to take pleasure in"