[ˈɫae̯.toː], [ˈlɛː.to]
OriginFrom laetus (“happy”) + -ō.
- conjugation-1, rare, transitiveto gladden, cause to rejoice
“laetare et laetiscere, laetificare et laetum fieri. Livius Aegistho :” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
“Accius Pelopidis:” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
“Iste deus auctorem et actorem suum propitius ubique comitabitur amanter nec umquam patietur ut ex animo doleas sed frontem tuam serena venustate laetabit adsidue.” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Late-Latin, conjugation-1, transitiveto fertilize, apply manure to (the soil)
“Si tibi ager est siluis inutilibus tectus, ita eum diuide, ut loca pinguia puras reddas nouales, loca sterilia siluis tecta esse patiaris, quia illa naturali ubertate respondent, haec beneficio laetan” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- ablative, dative, form-of, masculine, neutermasculine/neuter dative/ablative singular of laetus
Formslaetō(canonical) · laetāre(infinitive, present) · laetāvī(active, perfect) · laetātum(supine) · laetō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · laetās(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · laetat(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · laetāmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · laetātis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · laetant(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · laetābam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · laetābās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · laetābat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · laetābāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · laetābātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · laetābant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · laetābō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · laetābis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · laetābit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · laetābimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Source: Wiktionary