# gratuito
## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin grātuītus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* free, free of charge, gratis
    Synonym: gratis
* (figurative) unjustified, unwarranted, gratuitous, uncalled for
    Synonym: ingiustificato

#### Derived terms

* gratuità
* gratuitamente
* semigratuito

### References

* ↑ gratuito in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### 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

#### Related terms

* grātē
* grātēs
* grātia
* grātificātiō
* grātificor
* grātiīs
* grātiōsus
* grātīs
* grātor
* grātuītus
* grātulātiō
* grātulor
* grātus

### 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: /ɡɾaˈtuj.tu/ [ɡɾaˈtuɪ̯.tu], (nonstandard but common) /ɡɾa.tuˈi.tu/ [ɡɾa.tʊˈi.tu], (nonstandard but common, faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈtwi.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡɾaˈtuj.tu/ [ɡɾaˈtuɪ̯.tu], (nonstandard but common) /ɡɾa.tuˈi.tu/ [ɡɾa.tʊˈi.tu], (nonstandard but common, faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈtwi.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ɡɾaˈtuj.to/ [ɡɾaˈtuɪ̯.to], (nonstandard but common) /ɡɾa.tuˈi.to/ [ɡɾa.tʊˈi.to], (nonstandard but common, faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈtwi.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɡɾɐˈtuj.tu/
* Hyphenation: gra‧tui‧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

#### Related terms

* de graça (adverb)

### Further reading

* “gratuito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “gratuito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin grātuītus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡɾaˈtwito/ [ɡɾaˈt̪wi.t̪o]
* Audio:(file)
* 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

* asistencia jurídica gratuita

#### Related terms

* gratuitamente

### Further reading

* “gratuito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10