gaudio

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See also: Gaudio and gáudio

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin gaudium. Doublet of gioia, taken from French.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaw.djo/
  • Rhymes: -awdjo
  • Hyphenation: gàu‧dio

Noun[edit]

gaudio m (plural gaudi)

  1. (literary) overjoy, ecstasy, especially of spiritual or religious nature
  2. (literary, by extension) joy, happiness

Usage notes[edit]

  • The plural form is rare.

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Further reading[edit]

  • gaudio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

gaudiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of gaudium