noun · femininethird declension
grātulātiō
grātulātiō f (genitive grātulātiōnis)
Classical[ɡraː.tʊˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ɡra.tuˈlat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- congratulation
- rejoicing, joy
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | grātulātiō | grātulātiōnēs |
| genitive | grātulātiōnis | grātulātiōnum |
| dative | grātulātiōnī | grātulātiōnibus |
| accusative | grātulātiōnem | grātulātiōnēs |
| ablative | grātulātiōne | grātulātiōnibus |
| vocative | grātulātiō | grātulātiōnēs |
grātŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a manifestation of joy; a wishing joy, congratulation; a rejoicing, joy (class.).
I. In gen., constr. usu. with gen. or absol.:
nuntiatur mihi, tantam isti gratulationem esse factam, ut, etc., Cic. Verr. 1, 8, 21: gratulationes habere, id. Mil. 35, 98: unius diei, id. Pis. 3, 7: laudis nostrae gratulatio tua, id. Att. 1, 17, 6: quam (imaginem parentis sui) paucis ante diebus laureatam in sua gratulatione conspexit, during the congratulations made to him (on account of obtaining the consulship), id. Mur. 41, 88: cum gratulatione ac favore ingenti populi, Liv. 4, 24, 7: inter gratulationes amicorum, Suet. Ner. 6: (signum Dianae) in suis antiquis sedibus summa cum gratulatione civium et laetitia reponitur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 34, § 74; cf.: quanta gratulatio consecuta est! id. Fl. 39, 98: hic parenti suo ... solatio in laboribus, gratulationi in victoria fuit, id. Mur. 5, 12.—II. (Acc. to gratulor, II.) A religious festival of joy and thanksgiving, a public thanksgiving (= supplicatio, obsecratio):
gratulatio, quam tuo nomine ad omnia deorum templa fecimus, Cic. Fam. 11, 18 fin.: is supplicationem mihi decrevit ... qui quaestori gratulationem decrevit, id. Cat. 4, 5, 10; cf.: ceteris bene gestā, mihi uni conservatā re publicā gratulationem decrevistis, id. ib. 4, 10, 20: diis immortalibus non erat exigua eadem gratulatio, id. Prov. Cons. 11, 26: gratae nostrae diis immortalibus gratulationes erunt, id. Phil. 14, 3, 7: tum patefacta gratulationi omnia in urbe templa, Liv. 30, 40, 4 Weissenb. (al patuere, facta gratulatione): civitatem in supplicationibus ac gratulationibus esse, id. 8, 33, 20.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
grātulātiō ōnis, f
gratulor, a manifestation of joy, wishing joy, congratulation, rejoicing, joy : quanta: unius diei: (imago) laureata in suā gratulatione, in his honor : populi, L.: summā cum gratulatione civium: laudis nostrae tua: victoriae gratulatio ab Remis Labieno fieret, Cs.: hic parenti suo gratulationi in victoria fuit.— A joyful festival, public thanksgiving : quaestori gratulationem decrevit: gratae dis immortalibus gratulationes: patefacta gratulationi templa, L.: civitatem in gratulationibus esse, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tio Latin grātulātiō From grātulor (“congratulate, rejoice”) + -tio.
In English words that came into English from grātulātiō
- gratulationgrātulātiō