laudo
See also: laudó, laudò, and laŭdo
Italian
Verb
laudo
- first-person singular present indicative of laudare
Anagrams
- adulo, adulò
Latin
Etymology
From laus (“praise, commendation”) + -ō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlau̯.doː/, [ˈɫ̪äu̯d̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlau̯.do/, [ˈläːu̯d̪o]
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Verb
laudō (present infinitive laudāre, perfect active laudāvī, supine laudātum); first conjugation
- I praise, laud, extol
- Synonyms: admīror, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, suspiciō, augeō, praedicō, intueor
- I commend, honor
- I eulogize
- I compliment, praise
- I 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, laudāvēre, laudārunt2 | |
| 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 | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | laudāre | laudāvisse, laudāsse2 | laudātūrum esse | laudārī, laudārier1 | laudātum esse | laudātum īrī | |
| participles | laudāns | — | laudātūrus | — | laudātus | laudandus | |
| 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
- dīlaudō
- laudābilē
- laudābilis
- laudābilitās
- laudābiliter
- laudātē
- laudātiō
- laudātīvus
- laudātor
- laudātōrius
- laudātrix
- laudātus
- laus
Related terms
- laudātīva
- laudātīvē
Descendants
- Aromanian: alavdu, alãvdari
- Catalan: lloar
- Esperanto: laŭdi
- French: louer
- Friulian: laudâ
- Italian: lodare; → laudare
- Occitan: lausar
- → Old French: lauder
- → English: laud
- Old French: loer
- French: louer
- Norman: louer
- Old Portuguese: loar, louvar
- Galician: loar
- Portuguese: louvar, lauda, laudo
- Piedmontese: laudé, lodé
- Romanian: lăuda, lăudare
- Romansch: ludar, luder, lodar
- Spanish: loar; → laudar
- → Albanian: lëvdoj
- → Ladino: loar (לואר)
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
- to praise a man to his face: aliquem coram, in os or praesentem laudare
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaudo/ [ˈlau̯.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -audo
- Syllabification: lau‧do
Etymology 1
Deverbal from laudar.
Noun
laudo m (plural laudos)
- (law) ruling, decision
- (law) arbitration award
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
laudo
- first-person singular present indicative of laudar
Further reading
- “laudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014