gratuito

See also: gratuíto

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin grātuītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraˈtuj.to/, (archaic, no longer perceived as correct) /ɡra.tuˈi.to/
• 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)

1. free, free of charge, gratis

   Synonym: gratis

2. (figurative) unjustified, unwarranted, gratuitous, uncalled for

   Synonym: ingiustificato

Derived terms

• gratuità
• gratuitamente
• semigratuito

 

Further reading

• gratuito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

See gratuitus (“freely given”)

Adverb

grātuītō (not comparable)

1. without pay, gratis, gratuitously

   Synonym: grātīs

Related terms

• grātia
• grātificor
• grātificātiō
• grātiīs
• grātiōsus
• grātor
• grātulor
• grātulātiō
• grātus
• grātuītus
• grātē
• grātēs
• 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/ [ɡɾaˈtuɪ̯.tu], (nonstandard but common) /ɡɾa.tuˈi.tu/ [ɡɾa.tʊˈi.tu], (nonstandard but common, faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈtwi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈtuj.tu/ [ɡɾaˈtuɪ̯.tu], (nonstandard but common) /ɡɾa.tuˈi.tu/ [ɡɾa.tʊˈi.tu], (nonstandard but common, faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈtwi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈtuj.to/ [ɡɾaˈtuɪ̯.to], (nonstandard but common) /ɡɾa.tuˈi.to/ [ɡɾa.tʊˈi.to], (nonstandard but common, faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈtwi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈtwi.tu/

• Hyphenation: gra‧tui‧to

Adjective

gratuito (feminine gratuita, masculine plural gratuitos, feminine plural gratuitas)

1. free, free of charge, gratis

   Synonym: grátis

2. unjustified, unwarranted, gratuitous, uncalled for

Related terms

• gratuitamente
• de graça (adverb)

Further reading

• “gratuito” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “gratuito” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin grātuītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈtwito/ [ɡɾaˈt̪wi.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: gra‧tui‧to

Adjective

gratuito (feminine gratuita, masculine plural gratuitos, feminine plural gratuitas)

1. free, free of charge, gratis

   Synonym: gratis

2. unjustified, unwarranted, gratuitous, uncalled for

Derived terms

• asistencia jurídica gratuita

 

Related terms

• gratuitamente

 

Further reading

• “gratuito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014