iubilo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Italic *jū (exclamation of joy), from Proto-Indo-European *iū (exclamation; yow!), an onomatopoeic exclamation present in several Indo-European branches. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἰῡγή (iūgḗ, howling, crying), Middle High German (exclamation of joy), Dutch juichen (to shout with joy), English yowl. For the suffix, compare sībilō.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    iūbilō (present infinitive iūbilāre, perfect active iūbilāvī, supine iūbilātum); first conjugation

    1. to sing or shout joyfully; cheer

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • Old French: jubler (rare)
    • Romansh: güvler, güvlar, givlar
    • Sardinian: jubilare, zubilare
    • Catalan: jubilar
    • English: jubilate
    • French: jubiler
    • Galician: xubilar
    • German: jubilieren
    • Italian: giubilare
    • Portuguese: jubilar
    • Romanian: jubila
    • Spanish: jubilar

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “iūbilō, -āre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 313

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