gratulor

Ido

Verb

gratulor

  1. future infinitive of gratular

Latin

Etymology

Disputed. Possible solutions are:

Both derivations lead ultimately to the same root, Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (to praise).

Pronunciation

Verb

grātulor (present infinitive grātulārī, perfect active grātulātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to congratulate
    Synonym: congrātulor
  2. to rejoice
    Synonyms: ovō, exsultō, exhilarō, gaudeō, congrātulor, fruor
    Antonym: displiceō
  3. to give thanks

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Alemannic German: glateliere
  • Czech: gratulovat
  • Danish: gratulere
  • German: gratulieren
  • Hungarian: gratulál
  • Norwegian: gratulere
  • Polish: gratulować
  • Swedish: gratulera

References

  • gratulor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gratulor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gratulor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to congratulate a person on something: gratulari alicui aliquid or de aliqua re
    • to congratulate a person on his victory: victoriam or de victoria gratulari alicui