celebramus

Celebramus is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Latin verb celebrare, meaning “to celebrate” or “to honor.” It translates to “we celebrate” in English and is used for straightforward statements about celebration in classical Latin prose and poetry. The verb belongs to the first conjugation; its principal parts are celebrare, celebrō, celebrāvī, celebrātum. The present active indicative form for the 1st person plural is celebrāmus, which in unvowelled texts may appear as celebramus.

Morphology and usage

As a regular first-conjugation verb, celebrare forms the present with the stem celebr- plus the personal ending -āmus. In classical Latin, celebrāmus can describe festive actions, religious rites, public honors, or general acts of celebration. It can also occur in contexts that describe celebrating a festival, a day, or an event, and may appear in both literal and rhetorical senses depending on surrounding words. Examples include sentences such as Nos festum celebrāmus (“We celebrate the festival”) or Hanc occasionem celebrāmus (“We celebrate this occasion”).

Etymology and related forms

The verb celebrare derives from the Latin root cele- associated with being famous, frequent, or celebrated. Its English descendants include celebrate and related terms such as celebration and celebrity, through the Latin noun celebrare or celebrātiō, and the adjective celeber/celeber indicating fame or prominence.

See also

Latin verb conjugation, Latin phonology, Latin etymology, celebrate (English).