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Pronunciation
Verb
grato
- first-person singular present indicative of gratar
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin grātus (whence also grado, an inherited doublet), from Proto-Italic *grātos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós, derived from the root *gʷerH- (“to praise; to elevate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡra.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: grà‧to
Adjective
grato (feminine grata, masculine plural grati, feminine plural grate, superlative gratissimo)
- appreciated, welcome
- Synonyms: apprezzato, benaccetto, gradito
- Antonym: sgradito
- (rare) pleasant
- Synonyms: gradito, piacevole
- Antonyms: sgradito, spiacevole
- grateful
- Synonym: riconoscente
- Antonyms: ingrato, irriconoscente
Further reading
- grato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
grātō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of grātus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin grātus, whence also grado (an inherited doublet).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atu
- Hyphenation: gra‧to
Adjective
grato (feminine grata, masculine plural gratos, feminine plural gratas)
- thankful (showing thanks)
- Synonym: agradecido
- grateful
- Antonym: ingrato
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin grātus, whence also grado (an inherited doublet).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾato/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: gra‧to
Adjective
grato (feminine grata, masculine plural gratos, feminine plural gratas)
- grateful
- Antonym: ingrato
- pleasing
- Synonyms: agradable, aplacible (dated)
Verb
grato
- first-person singular present indicative of gratar
Further reading