verbfirst conjugation
laetificō
laetificō (present infinitive laetificāre, perfect active laetificāvī, supine laetificātum)
Classical[ɫae̯ˈtɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[leˈtiː.fi.ko]
Meaning
- to delight, cheer, gladden
- EcclesiasticalLatinto give joy
4th century, St. Jerome, Vulgate, Psalm 42:4; Catholic Prayers at the Foot of the Altar of the Tridentine Mass per the Ordinary of the 1962 Roman Missal (Latin with English translation)
And I will go in to the altar of God: to God who giveth joy to my youth. (Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner rev.) Link to Psalm 42 in parallel Latin Vulgate & English Douay-Rheims - to make fruitful; to fertilize, enrich
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laetificō | laetificābam | laetificābō | laetificāvī | laetificāveram | laetificāverō laetificārō |
| 2nd sg. | laetificās | laetificābās | laetificābis | laetificāvistī laetificāstī | laetificāverās laetificārās | laetificāveris |
| 3rd sg. | laetificat | laetificābat | laetificābit | laetificāvit | laetificāverat laetificārat | laetificāverit laetificārit |
| 1st pl. | laetificāmus | laetificābāmus | laetificābimus | laetificāvimus | laetificāverāmus | laetificāverimus laetificārimus |
| 2nd pl. | laetificātis | laetificābātis | laetificābitis | laetificāvistis laetificāstis | laetificāverātis laetificārātis | laetificāveritis laetificāritis |
| 3rd pl. | laetificant | laetificābant | laetificābunt | laetificāvērunt laetificāvēre, laetificārunt | laetificāverant laetificārant | laetificāverint laetificārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laetificem | laetificārem | laetificāverim laetificārim | laetificāvissem laetificāssem |
| 2nd sg. | laetificēs | laetificārēs | laetificāverīs | laetificāvissēs laetificāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | laetificet | laetificāret | laetificāverit laetificārit | laetificāvisset laetificāsset |
| 1st pl. | laetificēmus | laetificārēmus | laetificāverīmus laetificārīmus | laetificāvissēmus laetificāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | laetificētis | laetificārētis | laetificāverītis laetificārītis | laetificāvissētis laetificāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | laetificent | laetificārent | laetificāverint laetificārint | laetificāvissent laetificāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laetificor | laetificābar | laetificābor |
| 2nd sg. | laetificāris laetificāre | laetificābāris laetificābāre | laetificāberis laetificābere |
| 3rd sg. | laetificātur | laetificābātur | laetificābitur |
| 1st pl. | laetificāmur | laetificābāmur | laetificābimur |
| 2nd pl. | laetificāminī | laetificābāminī | laetificābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | laetificantur | laetificābantur | laetificābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laetificer | laetificārer |
| 2nd sg. | laetificēris laetificēre | laetificārēris laetificārēre |
| 3rd sg. | laetificētur | laetificārētur |
| 1st pl. | laetificēmur | laetificārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | laetificēminī | laetificārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | laetificentur | laetificārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | laetificā | laetificāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | laetificāte | laetificāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | laetificātō | laetificātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | laetificātō | laetificātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | laetificātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | laetificantō | laetificantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | laetificāre | laetificārī |
| perfect infinitive | laetificāvisse laetificāsse | laetificātum esse |
| future infinitive | laetificātūrum esse | laetificātum īrī |
| present participle | laetificāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | laetificātus laetificāta, laetificātā, laetificātae, laetificātam, laetificātārum, laetificātās, laetificātī, laetificātōrum, laetificātōs |
| future participle | laetificātūrus laetificātūra, laetificātūrā, laetificātūrae, laetificātūram, laetificātūrārum, laetificātūrās, laetificātūre, laetificātūrī, laetificātūrīs, laetificātūrō, laetificātūrōrum, laetificātūrōs, laetificātūrum | laetificandus laetificanda, laetificandā, laetificandae, laetificandam, laetificandārum, laetificandās, laetificande, laetificandīs, laetificandōrum, laetificandōs |
gerundlaetificandī, laetificandō, laetificandumsupinelaetificātum, laetificātū
laetĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. laetificus,
I. to cheer, gladden, delight; constr. with abl. (rare but class.):
non illum gloria pulsi Laetificat Magni, Luc. 3, 48: sol laetificat terram, Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102; Vulg. Psa. 21, 7: corda, id. ib. 19, 9; 103, 15.— Mid., to rejoice, be glad respecting any thing: nunc eo alii laetificantur Meo malo et damno, Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 15.—II. In partic., in agriculture, to render fruitful, to fertilize, enrich, manure the ground:
Indus agros laetificat et mitigat, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: faba solum laetificat, Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 120: agrum, id. 17, 9, 6, § 50: laetificata seges, Sedul. 1, 41.—Hence, laetĭfĭcans, antis, P. a., rejoicing, joyous (ante-class.): unde ego omnes hilares, lubentes, laetificantes faciam ut fiant, Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
laetificō āvī, ātus, āre
laetificus, to cheer, gladden, delight : sol laetificat terram: Indus agros laetificat, i. e. fertilizes .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin laetificō From laetus + faciō.
Descendants
- Englishlaetificate