laetor — Lewis & Short
laetor, ātus, 1,
I v. dep. n. [lit. pass. of laeto], to rejoice, feel joy, be joyful or glad at any thing (syn. gaudeo); constr. with abl., with in, de, ex, or super and abl., with neutr. acc., with acc. and inf., poet. with gen.
(a) With abl.:
ut quisquam amator nuptiis laetetur,Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 37:
et laetari bonis rebus et dolere contrariis,Cic. Lael. 13, 47:
sua re gesta,id. Rep. 1, 42, 65:
laetor tum praesenti, tum sperata tua dignitate,id. Fam. 2, 9, 1:
laetabitur cor meum quasi a vino,Vulg. Zach. 10, 7:
juvenis specie,Juv. 10, 310.—
(b) With in and abl.:
laetaris tu in omnium gemitu,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 46, § 121:
in hoc est laetatus, quod,because that, id. Phil. 11, 4, 9:
ad laetandum in laetitia gentis tuae,Vulg. Psa. 105, 5:
in Domino,id. ib. 96, 12; 84, 7 et saep.—
(g) With de and abl.:
de communi salute,Cic. Marc. 11, 33:
de labore suo,Vulg. Sirach, 5, 18.—
(d) With ex and abl.:
Vaccenses ex perfidia laetati,Sall. J. 69, 3. —(e) With super (late Lat.):
super hederā,Vulg. Jonah, 4, 6; id. Isa. 39, 2.—(z) With neutr. acc.:
illud mihi laetandum video, quod,because that, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 1; but rarely with acc. of direct object:
laetandum magis quam dolendum casum tuum,Sall. J. 14, 22:
hos erat Aeacides voltu laetatus honores,Verg. Cul. 322.—(h) With acc. and inf. (freq. in Cic.):
istuc tibi ex sententia tua obtigisse laetor,Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 5; id. Hec. 5, 3, 35:
quae perfecta esse gaudeo, judices, vehementerque laetor,Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
quem esse natum ... haec civitas laetabitur,id. Lael. 4, 14:
utrumque laetor, et sine dolore corporis te fuisse et animo valuisse,id. Fam. 7, 1, 1; cf.:
nec vero Alciden me sum laetatus euntem accepisse,Verg. A. 6, 392.—(q) With gen., in connection with memini:
nec veterum memini laetorve malorum,Verg. A. 11, 280.—
II Transf., of inanim. subjects, to delight, rejoice, be joyful:
omne vitis genus naturaliter laetatur tepore potius, quam frigore,is fonder of warmth than of cold, Col. 3, 9 fin.:
frumenta omnia maxime laetantur patenti campo,delight in, Pall. 1, 6, 15:
laetatur mons Sion,Vulg. Psa. 47. 12.— Hence, laetans, antis, P. a., rejoicing, joyful, glad:
eos nunc laetantis faciam adventu meo,Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 6:
nubit Oppianico continuo Sassia laetanti jam animo,Cic. Clu. 9 fin.—Poet., of inanim. things:
loca,delightful, cheerful, agreeable, Lucr. 2, 344.—* Adv.: laetanter, with joy, joyfully, Lampr. Commod. 5.