gaudio

== Italian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin gaudium. Doublet of gioia, taken from French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡaw.djo/ Rhymes: -awdjo Hyphenation: gàu‧dio === Noun === gaudio m (plural gaudi) (literary) overjoy, ecstasy, especially of spiritual or religious nature (literary, by extension) joy, happiness ==== Usage notes ==== The plural form is rare. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === gaudio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Noun === gaudiō dative/ablative singular of gaudium