laeto

Latin

Etymology

From laetus (“happy”).

Pronunciation

Verb

laetō (present infinitive laetāre, perfect active laetāvī, supine laetātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to gladden, cause to rejoice
    • 2000 (quoted) in Rob Faesen, Begeerte in het werk van Hadewijch
      et ut carior bibit abundantiam gratiarum, tandem, laetabatur ut carissima, inebriata est; et ideo modum excedens sicut desipientium spiritu ineffabiliter laetabat.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive) to fertilize, apply manure to (the soil)

Usage notes

  • The passive voice is considered a separate deponent verb meaning "to rejoice"; see laetor.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of laetō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present laetō laetās laetat laetāmus laetātis laetant
imperfect laetābam laetābās laetābat laetābāmus laetābātis laetābant
future laetābō laetābis laetābit laetābimus laetābitis laetābunt
perfect laetāvī laetāvistī laetāvit laetāvimus laetāvistis laetāvērunt,
laetāvēre
pluperfect laetāveram laetāverās laetāverat laetāverāmus laetāverātis laetāverant
future perfect laetāverō laetāveris laetāverit laetāverimus laetāveritis laetāverint
passive present laetor laetāris,
laetāre 		laetātur laetāmur laetāminī laetantur
imperfect laetābar laetābāris,
laetābāre 		laetābātur laetābāmur laetābāminī laetābantur
future laetābor laetāberis,
laetābere 		laetābitur laetābimur laetābiminī laetābuntur
perfect laetātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect laetātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect laetātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present laetem laetēs laetet laetēmus laetētis laetent
imperfect laetārem laetārēs laetāret laetārēmus laetārētis laetārent
perfect laetāverim laetāverīs laetāverit laetāverīmus laetāverītis laetāverint
pluperfect laetāvissem laetāvissēs laetāvisset laetāvissēmus laetāvissētis laetāvissent
passive present laeter laetēris,
laetēre 		laetētur laetēmur laetēminī laetentur
imperfect laetārer laetārēris,
laetārēre 		laetārētur laetārēmur laetārēminī laetārentur
perfect laetātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect laetātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — laetā — — laetāte —
future — laetātō laetātō — laetātōte laetantō
passive present — laetāre — — laetāminī —
future — laetātor laetātor — — laetantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present laetāre laetārī laetāns —
future laetātūrum esse laetātum īrī laetātūrus laetandus
perfect laetāvisse laetātum esse — laetātus
future perfect — laetātum fore — —
perfect potential laetātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
laetandī laetandō laetandum laetandō laetātum laetātū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: lietare
  • → English: Laetare Sunday
  • → German: Lätare

References

  • “laeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • laeto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Adjective

laetō

  1. masculine/neuter dative/ablative singular of laetus
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