Laetus

See also: laetus

Latin

Etymology

From laetus (“happy, joyful”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlae̯.tus/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.tus/, [ˈlɛːt̪us]

Proper noun

Laetus m sg (genitive Laetī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Quintus Maecius Laetus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Laetus
genitive	Laetī
dative	Laetō
accusative	Laetum
ablative	Laetō
vocative	Laete