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gratus.

pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈɡraː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡraː.tus]

  1. pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    speciēs grātissima

  2. dear, beloved

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. grateful, thankful

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *gʷrātos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H-tó-s, from *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”). Cognates include Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇā́ti, “to praise”) and गूर्त (gūrtá, “pleasing, agreeable, welcome”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti) and Old Prussian girtwei (“to praise”).

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