gratus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) dear, beloved
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) grateful, thankful

Concepts

dear

grateful

gratitude

thankful

Synonyms

grata

gratificus

inoblitus

Translations

agradecido

reconnaissant

dankbaar

dankbar

agradecido

ευγνώμονας

minnettar

riconoscente

erkentelijk

grato

ευγνώμων

agraït

grato

caro

dankerfüllt

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡraː.tʊs]

Etymology

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”).