Dictionary formgaudium, gaudii(neuter)
Translation
joy, delight; gladness
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | gaudium | gaudia |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | gaudium | gaudia |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | gaudium | gaudia |
| Genitiveof | gaudii | gaudiorum |
| Dativeto, for | gaudio | gaudiis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | gaudio | gaudiis |
Examples
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We have great joy.
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They came with joy.
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The joys of the world are short.
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The people were full of joy.
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After grief comes joy.
Gaudium, gaudii is second declension neuter, built on gaudeo, "I rejoice". The plural gaudia is common and usually best kept plural in English, "joys", especially in verse and in hymns. Ecclesiastical Latin leans on the word hard: gaudium magnum is the angel's announcement at the Nativity, and gaudete opens more than one liturgical text.
Set it against laetitia, which is the visible cheerfulness, the grin and the noise. Gaudium in the moralists is the inward and more durable thing, which is why Seneca will happily deny that a drunk man has any. English joy comes from it by way of French joie.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 8: gaudium, descendo, quaero and 6 more words.