laetor

Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

laetor (present infinitive laetārī, perfect active laetātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to rejoice
   • c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.1:

     Lector intende, laetaberis.

     Focus, reader! You will rejoice.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of laetor (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	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	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	—		laetāre		—		—		laetāminī		—
	future	—		laetātor		laetātor		—		—		laetantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		laetārī			—			laetāns			—
future		laetātūrum esse			—			laetātūrus			laetandus
perfect		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

• laetātiō

Etymology 2

Verb

laetor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of laetō

References

• “laetor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “laetor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• laetor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.