Definition
Expressing or relating to congratulations and wishes of joy or good fortune.
Etymology
From Latin gratulatorius, formed from gratulari meaning 'to wish joy,' with the adjectival suffix -ory meaning 'relating to' or 'having the nature of.'
Kelly Says
This adjective shows how Latin endings were baked into English—the -atory suffix itself signals that something 'relates to' or 'has the nature of' the root word, which is why we also see it in words like 'laudatory' and 'oratory.'
Translations
BNবাংলা
অভিনন্দন
abhi-nand-on
CACatalà
congratulacions
kon-grat-u-la-syons
CSČeština
gratulace
gra-tu-la-ce
DADansk
til lykke
til-lee-ke
DEDeutsch
felicitativ
fe-li-si-ta-tiv
ELΕλληνικά
συγχαρητήρια
si-hha-re-te-ria
ESEspañol
felicitatorio
fe-li-si-ta-to-ree-o
FISuomi
onnittelut
on-nit-te-lut
FRFrançais
félicitation
fe-li-si-ta-syon
HEעברית
מזל טוב
ma-zal tov
HIहिन्दी
शुभकामनाएँ
shubh-ka-ma-na-yen
HUMagyar
gratuláció
grat-u-la-cio
IDBahasa Indonesia
selamat
se-la-mat
IGIG
ihe n'ime
i-he n'i-me
ITItaliano
congratulatoria
kon-gra-tu-la-to-ree-a
MRMR
शुभेच्छा
shubhe-ch-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
selamat
se-la-mat
NLNederlands
felicitatie
fe-li-si-ta-tie
NONorsk
gratulasjon
grat-u-la-sjon
PLPolski
gratulacje
grat-u-la-ch-e
PTPortuguês
congratulatória
kon-gra-tu-la-to-ree-a
RORomână
felicitări
fe-li-chi-ta-ri
RUРусский
поздравление
pozdrav-le-niye
SVSvenska
gratulation
grat-u-la-tion
SWKiswahili
pongezi
pon-ge-zi
TAதமிழ்
வணக்கம்
va-n-a-kam
TEతెలుగు
చంద్రుడు
chan-dru-du
THไทย
แสดงความยินดี
d-san-khaw-mwa-yai-dee
UKУкраїнська
вітання
vi-tan-nya
VITiếng Việt
chúc mừng
chook-mung