LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, deponent

grātor

grātor (present infinitive grātārī, perfect active grātātus sum)
Classical[ˈɡraː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡraː.tor]

Meaning

  1. deponenttransitiveto manifest joy, wish one joy, congratulate
    “Invēnī, germāna, viam — grātāre sorōrī — quae mihi reddat eum, vel eō mē solvat amantem.” [Dido says,] “I have found, [dearest Anna], a way — wish joy to your sister! — which will return him to me, or else release me from loving that man.” (grātāre: second person singular present active imperative.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.478–479
  2. deponentintransitiveto rejoice with, rejoice

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Gratias agere, habere, referre · Grates · Gratari · Gratulari

1. Gratiam or gratias habere means to feel thankful, like χάριν εἰδέναι; whereas gratias agere, to return thanks in words, like εὐχαριστεῖν; lastly, gratiam referre, to show one’s self thankful by deeds, like χάριν φέρειν, ἀντιχαρίζεσθαι. Cic. Marc. ii. 33. Maximas tibi omnes gratias agimus; majores etiam habemus. Off. ii. 20. Inops etiamsi referre gratiam non potest, habere tamen potest. And Fam. v. 11. x. 11. Planc. 28. Balb. 1. Phil. iii. 2. 2. Gratias agere is the usual; grates agere, a select and solemn form of speech. Cic. Somn. Grates tibi ago, summe Sol, vobisque reliqui cœlites. 3. In the same manner gratulari denotes an occasional expression of thanks without oblation, and a congratulation without formality, whereas gratari, a solemn thanksgiving, or congratulation. Liv. vii. 3. Jovis templum gratantes ovantesque adire: comp. with Ter. Heaut. v. 1, 6. Desine deos gratulando obtundere. (ii. 213.)

Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.grātorgrātābargrātābor———
2nd sg.grātāris
grātāre		grātābāris
grātābāre		grātāberis
grātābere		———
3rd sg.grātāturgrātābāturgrātābitur———
1st pl.grātāmurgrātābāmurgrātābimur———
2nd pl.grātāminīgrātābāminīgrātābiminī———
3rd pl.grātanturgrātābanturgrātābuntur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.grātergrātārer——
2nd sg.grātēris
grātēre		grātārēris
grātārēre		——
3rd sg.grātēturgrātārētur——
1st pl.grātēmurgrātārēmur——
2nd pl.grātēminīgrātārēminī——
3rd pl.grātenturgrātārentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.grātāre—
pres. 2nd pl.grātāminī—
fut. 2nd sg.grātātor—
fut. 3rd sg.grātātor—
fut. 3rd pl.grātantor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivegrātārī—
perfect infinitivegrātātum esse—
future infinitivegrātātūrum esse—
present participlegrātāns—
perfect participlegrātātus—
future participlegrātātūrusgrātandus
gerundgrātandī, grātandō, grātandumsupinegrātātum, grātātū

grātor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. n. and a. [gratus], to manifest joy, to wish one joy, to congratulate, to rejoice with, rejoice (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.; class. gratulor, congratulor): nec tibi me in hac re gratari decet, Att. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 5, 40: inveni, germana, viam: gratare sorori, Verg. A. 4, 478; Ov. M. 6, 434: invicem inter se gratantes, Liv. 9, 43, 17: nescia, gratentur consolenturne parentem (by zeugma), Ov. M. 1, 578: Jovis templum gratantes ovantesque adire, Liv. 7, 13, 10: laudantes gratantesque, Tac. H. 2, 29: inter venerantes gratantesque, id. A. 2, 75: ad gratandum sese expedire, id. ib. 14, 8; Ov. F. 3, 418.—With acc.: gratatur reduces (= eos reduces esse), congratulates them on their return, Verg. A. 5, 40; cf.: (eum Tiberius) incolumem fore gratatur, Tac. A. 6, 21 fin.: totoque libens mihi pectore grator, Ov. M. 9, 244; cf.: quid tibi grataris? id. H. 11, 65.—Hence, grātanter, adv., with rejoicing, with joy (post-class.): senatus gratanter accepit, Capitol. Macr. 7: accipere, id. Max. 14; Amm. 17, 12; Inscr. Orell. 2588.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷr̥Htós
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷrātos
  4. Latingrātor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin grātor From grātus (“pleasing, acceptable”) + -or.

Quick answers

What does grātor mean in Latin?
grātor, a verb, means “to manifest joy, wish one joy, congratulate; to rejoice with, rejoice”.
What are the principal parts of grātor?
grātor, grātārī, grātātus sum (first conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce grātor?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡraː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡraː.tor].
Where does grātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós → Proto-Italic *gʷrātos → Latin grātor.