laeto

Latin

Etymology

From laetus (“happy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlae̯.toː/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.to/, [ˈlɛːt̪o]

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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		laetāre	laetāvisse	laetātūrum esse	laetārī	laetātum esse	laetātum īrī
participles		laetāns	—	laetātūrus	—	laetātus	laetandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		laetandī	laetandō	laetandum	laetandō	laetātum	laetātū

Derived terms

• laetanter
• laetor
• laetābilis
• laetābundus
• laetāmen
• laetāns
• laetātiō
• laetātus

 

Related terms

• laetitia

Descendants

• 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