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gratulor
gratulor
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”). Cognates include Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇā́ti, “to praise”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti) and Old Prussian girtwei (“to praise”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡraː.tu.lor/, [ˈɡraː.tʊ.ɫɔr]
Verb
grātulor (present infinitive grātulārī, perfect active grātulātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- I congratulate
- I rejoice
- I give thanks
Inflection
Derived terms
- grātulābundus
- grātulātiō
- grātulātōrius
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “gratulor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, 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
- to congratulate a person on something: gratulari alicui aliquid or de aliqua re