laudo

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See also: laudó, laudò, and laŭdo

Italian

Verb

laudo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of laudare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From laus (“praise, commendation”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

Verb

laudō (present infinitive laudāre, perfect active laudāvī, supine laudātum); first conjugation

  1. to praise, laud, extol
    Synonyms: admīror, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, suspiciō, augeō, praedicō, intueor
  2. to commend, honor
  3. to eulogize
  4. to compliment, praise
  5. to quote, cite (implying doing so with approbation)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of laudō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present laudō laudās laudat laudāmus laudātis laudant
imperfect laudābam laudābās laudābat laudābāmus laudābātis laudābant
future laudābō laudābis laudābit laudābimus laudābitis laudābunt
perfect laudāvī laudāvistī,
laudāstī2 		laudāvit,
laudāt2 		laudāvimus,
laudāmus2 		laudāvistis,
laudāstis2 		laudāvērunt,
laudārunt,
laudāvēre2
pluperfect laudāveram,
laudāram2 		laudāverās,
laudārās2 		laudāverat,
laudārat2 		laudāverāmus,
laudārāmus2 		laudāverātis,
laudārātis2 		laudāverant,
laudārant2
future perfect laudāverō,
laudārō2 		laudāveris,
laudāris2 		laudāverit,
laudārit2 		laudāverimus,
laudārimus2 		laudāveritis,
laudāritis2 		laudāverint,
laudārint2
passive present laudor laudāris,
laudāre 		laudātur laudāmur laudāminī laudantur
imperfect laudābar laudābāris,
laudābāre 		laudābātur laudābāmur laudābāminī laudābantur
future laudābor laudāberis,
laudābere 		laudābitur laudābimur laudābiminī laudābuntur
perfect laudātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect laudātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect laudātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present laudem laudēs laudet laudēmus laudētis laudent
imperfect laudārem laudārēs laudāret laudārēmus laudārētis laudārent
perfect laudāverim,
laudārim2 		laudāverīs,
laudārīs2 		laudāverit,
laudārit2 		laudāverīmus,
laudārīmus2 		laudāverītis,
laudārītis2 		laudāverint,
laudārint2
pluperfect laudāvissem,
laudāssem2 		laudāvissēs,
laudāssēs2 		laudāvisset,
laudāsset2 		laudāvissēmus,
laudāssēmus2 		laudāvissētis,
laudāssētis2 		laudāvissent,
laudāssent2
passive present lauder laudēris,
laudēre 		laudētur laudēmur laudēminī laudentur
imperfect laudārer laudārēris,
laudārēre 		laudārētur laudārēmur laudārēminī laudārentur
perfect laudātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect laudātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — laudā — — laudāte —
future — laudātō laudātō — laudātōte laudantō
passive present — laudāre — — laudāminī —
future — laudātor laudātor — — laudantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present laudāre laudārī,
laudārier1 		laudāns —
future laudātūrum esse laudātum īrī laudātūrus laudandus
perfect laudāvisse,
laudāsse2 		laudātum esse — laudātus
future perfect — laudātum fore — —
perfect potential laudātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
laudandī laudandō laudandum laudandō laudātum laudātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “laudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “laudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • laudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to praise a man to his face: aliquem coram, in os or praesentem laudare
    • (ambiguous) to praise, extol, commend a person: laudem tribuere, impertire alicui
    • (ambiguous) to spread a person's praises: alicuius laudes praedicare
    • (ambiguous) to win golden opinions from every one: omnium undique laudem colligere
    • (ambiguous) to win golden opinions from every one: maximam ab omnibus laudem adipisci
    • (ambiguous) to confer distinction on a person; to redound to his credit: laudem afferre
    • (ambiguous) to be guided by ambition: laudem, gloriam quaerere
    • (ambiguous) to detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person: alicuius famam, laudem imminuere
    • (ambiguous) to render obscure, eclipse a person: obscurare alicuius gloriam, laudem, famam (not obscurare aliquem)
    • (ambiguous) to sing the praises of some one (not canere aliquem: alicuius laudes versibus persequi
    • (ambiguous) to sing the praises of some one (not canere aliquem: alicuius laudes (virtutes) canere
    • (ambiguous) to thank, glorify the immortal gods: grates, laudes agere dis immortalibus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -awdu
  • Hyphenation: lau‧do

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin laudō, first-person present indicative. Doublet of louvo.

Noun

laudo m (plural laudos)

  1. report; report containing a technical opinion resulting from an examination or assessment
  2. report; opinion of the commended person or the arbitrator

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

laudo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of laudar

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaudo/
  • Rhymes: -audo
  • Syllabification: lau‧do

Etymology 1

Deverbal from laudar.

Noun

laudo m (plural laudos)

  1. (law) ruling, decision
  2. (law) arbitration award

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

laudo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of laudar

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