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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin grātuītus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡraˈtuj.to/, (archaic, no longer perceived as correct) /ɡra.tuˈi.to/[1]
- Rhymes: -ujto, (archaic, no longer perceived as correct) -ito
- Hyphenation: gra‧tùi‧to, (archaic, no longer perceived as correct) gra‧tu‧ì‧to
Adjective
gratuito (feminine gratuita, masculine plural gratuiti, feminine plural gratuite)
- free, free of charge, gratis
- Synonym: gratis
- (figurative) unjustified, unwarranted, gratuitous, uncalled for
- Synonym: ingiustificato
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- gratuito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
See gratuitus (“freely given”)
Adverb
grātuītō (not comparable)
- without pay, gratis, gratuitously
- Synonym: grātīs
References
- “gratuito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “gratuito”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gratuito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin grātuītus
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈtuj.tu/ , (nonstandard but common) /ɡɾa.tuˈi.tu/ , (nonstandard but common, faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈtwi.tu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈtuj.tu/ , (nonstandard but common) /ɡɾa.tuˈi.tu/ , (nonstandard but common, faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈtwi.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈtuj.to/ , (nonstandard but common) /ɡɾa.tuˈi.to/ , (nonstandard but common, faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈtwi.to/
Adjective
gratuito (feminine gratuita, masculine plural gratuitos, feminine plural gratuitas, not comparable)
- free, free of charge, gratis
- Synonym: grátis
O shopping oferece estacionamento gratuito.- The mall offers free parking.
- unjustified, unwarranted, gratuitous, uncalled for
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin grātuītus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈtwito/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: gra‧tui‧to
Adjective
gratuito (feminine gratuita, masculine plural gratuitos, feminine plural gratuitas)
- free, free of charge, gratis
- Synonym: gratis
- unjustified, unwarranted, gratuitous, uncalled for
Derived terms
Further reading