gáudeo

gáudeo, gaudére, gavísus sum

verb, 2nd conjugation

gáu-de-o · /ˈgau.dɛ.ɔ/

to rejoice, to be glad

A semi-deponent: active in form in the present tenses, passive in the perfect — gavísus sum, I rejoiced. English joy and enjoy descend from its noun gaudium by way of French.

in English joy, rejoice, enjoy

in the texts

Regína cæli Gaude

external dictionary: Logeion