LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

applaudō

applaudō (present infinitive applaudere, perfect active applausī, supine applausum)
Classical[apˈpɫau̯.doː]Ecclesiastical[apˈplaːu̯.do]

Meaning

  1. to clap (strike one thing against another)
  2. to clap the hands together, applaud

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.applaudōapplaudēbamapplaudamapplausīapplauseramapplauserō
2nd sg.applaudisapplaudēbāsapplaudēsapplausistīapplauserāsapplauseris
3rd sg.applauditapplaudēbatapplaudetapplausitapplauseratapplauserit
1st pl.applaudimusapplaudēbāmusapplaudēmusapplausimusapplauserāmusapplauserimus
2nd pl.applauditisapplaudēbātisapplaudētisapplausistisapplauserātisapplauseritis
3rd pl.applauduntapplaudēbantapplaudentapplausērunt
applausēre		applauserantapplauserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.applaudamapplauderemapplauserimapplausissem
2nd sg.applaudāsapplauderēsapplauserīsapplausissēs
3rd sg.applaudatapplauderetapplauseritapplausisset
1st pl.applaudāmusapplauderēmusapplauserīmusapplausissēmus
2nd pl.applaudātisapplauderētisapplauserītisapplausissētis
3rd pl.applaudantapplauderentapplauserintapplausissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.applaudorapplaudēbarapplaudar
2nd sg.applauderis
applaudere		applaudēbāris
applaudēbāre		applaudēris
applaudēre
3rd sg.applauditurapplaudēbāturapplaudētur
1st pl.applaudimurapplaudēbāmurapplaudēmur
2nd pl.applaudiminīapplaudēbāminīapplaudēminī
3rd pl.applaudunturapplaudēbanturapplaudentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.applaudarapplauderer
2nd sg.applaudāris
applaudāre		applauderēris
applauderēre
3rd sg.applaudāturapplauderētur
1st pl.applaudāmurapplauderēmur
2nd pl.applaudāminīapplauderēminī
3rd pl.applaudanturapplauderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.applaudeapplaudere
pres. 2nd pl.applauditeapplaudiminī
fut. 2nd sg.applauditōapplauditor
fut. 3rd sg.applauditōapplauditor
fut. 2nd pl.applauditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.applauduntōapplauduntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveapplaudereapplaudī
perfect infinitiveapplausisseapplausum esse
future infinitiveapplausūrum esseapplausum īrī
present participleapplaudēns—
perfect participle—applausus
future participleapplausūrus
applausūra, applausūrā, applausūrae, applausūram, applausūrārum, applausūrās, applausūre, applausūrī, applausūrīs, applausūrō, applausūrōrum, applausūrōs, applausūrum		applaudendus
applaudundus, applaudenda, applaudendā, applaudendae, applaudendam, applaudendārum, applaudendās, applaudende, applaudendīs, applaudendōrum, applaudendōs
gerundapplaudendī, applaudendō, applaudendumsupineapplausum, applausū

ap-plaudo (post-class. applōdo), (adp-, Ritschl, Fleck., Müll.; app-, Merk.), si, sum, 3, v. a.
I. To strike one thing upon another, to clap: cavis applauso corpore palmis, Ov. M. 4, 352: adplauso tela sonat latere, Tib. 2, 1, 66; so Sil. 16, 357: ovum applosum ad terram, Spart. Get. 3; so Lampr. Elog. 6: terrae (dat.), App. M. 6, p. 184, 34; 9, p. 236, 21.—
II. Trop., to clap the hands in approbation, to applaud: sacerdotes applaudebant manibus suis, Vulg. Jer. 5, 31: adplaudere atque adprobare fabulam, Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 33: nobis clare adplaudite, id. Men. 5, 9, 100: agite, adplaudamus, id. Pers. 5, 2, 13: cui generi civium maxime adplaudatur? * Cic. Sest. 54, where B. and K. read plaudatur.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinapplaudō

Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-h₂- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d- Latin plaudō Latin applaudō From ad- (“toward”) + plaudō (“to strike, clap”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanaplaudir
  • Englishapplaud
  • Frenchapplaudir
  • Germanapplaudieren
  • Italianapplaudire
  • Portugueseaplaudir
  • Romanianaplauda
  • Spanishaplaudir
  • Bulgarianаплодирам
  • Czechaplaudovat
Norwegian
  • Norwegian Bokmålapplaudere
  • Norwegian Nynorskapplaudere
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptаплауди́рати
  • Latin scriptaplaudirati

In English words that came into English from applaudō

  • applaudapplaudere
  • applauseapplausus
  • applausiveapplaudō

Quick answers

What does applaudō mean in Latin?
applaudō, a verb, means “to clap (strike one thing against another); to clap the hands together, applaud”.
What are the principal parts of applaudō?
applaudō, applaudere, applausī, applausum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce applaudō?
In classical Latin, [apˈpɫau̯.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [apˈplaːu̯.do].
Where does applaudō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin applaudō.
Which English words come from applaudō?
English words that go back to Latin applaudō include applaud, applausive and applause.