alacriter

Latin

Etymology

alacer +‎ -ter

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈla.kri.ter/, [äˈɫ̪äkrɪt̪ɛr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈla.kri.ter/, [äˈläːkrit̪er]

Adverb

alacriter (comparative alacrius, no superlative)

(Late Latin) eagerly, joyfully, with relish

References

alacriter in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
alacriter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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