gratuita

Gratuita is a feminine singular adjective used in several Romance languages, most commonly Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, to indicate that something is free of charge or provided without payment. It agrees with feminine nouns, as in la entrada gratuita (Spanish: free admission), un servizio gratuito (Italian: free service), or a conexão gratuita (Portuguese: free connection). The masculine forms are gratuito (Spanish, Italian) and gratuito (Portuguese).

Etymology and sense develop from Latin grātuitus, meaning free of charge, through the Romance language family. The word is related to the idea of something being given without requiring payment and is typically contrasted with paid or priced items.

Usage and variety across languages: In Spanish, gratuita commonly appears in official or neutral contexts, for example, "la visita es gratuita" or "entrada gratuita." In Italian, it appears in phrases like "servizio gratuito" or "consulto gratuito." In Portuguese, it is used similarly, as in "acesso gratuito" or "serviço gratuito." The form is gender- and number-aware, so plural feminine would be gratuitas (Spanish), gratuite (Italian, depending on context), or gratuitas (Portuguese) when referring to multiple feminine nouns.

Variants and related terms: In Catalan the equivalent is grat- uit a with an accent-marked form, gratuïta. The English cognate is gratuitous, and related terms include gratis, gratuity, and gratitude, though those have distinct uses in English and do not always map directly to gratuita.