iubilo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *jū (exclamation of joy), from Proto-Indo-European *iū (exclamation; yow!), an onomatopoeic exclamation present in several Indo-European branches. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἰῡγή (iūgḗ, howling, crying), Middle High German (exclamation of joy), Dutch juichen (to shout with joy), English yowl.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

iūbilō (present infinitive iūbilāre, perfect active iūbilāvī, supine iūbilātum); first conjugation

  1. to sing or shout joyfully; cheer

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Old French: jubler (rare)
  • Romansch: güvler, güvlar, givlar
  • Sardinian: jubilare, zubilare
  • Catalan: jubilar
  • English: jubilate
  • French: jubiler
  • Galician: xubilar
  • German: jubilieren
  • Italian: giubilare
  • Portuguese: jubilar
  • Romanian: jubila
  • Spanish: jubilar

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “iūbilō, -āre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 313

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