noun · masculinefourth declension
applausus1
applausus m (genitive applausūs)
Classical[apˈpɫau̯.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[apˈplaːu̯.sus]
Meaning
- masculinea clapping, flapping, or beating together of wings
- Late Latinmasculineclapping, applause
quia omnes vulgi captare applausus cupiunt
since everyone desires to obtain the applauses of the common people1677, Baruch Spinoza, Ethica pars IV.LVIII
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | applausus | applausūs |
| genitive | applausūs | applausuum adplausuum, applōsuum |
| dative | applausuī adplausuī, applōsuī | applausibus adplausibus, applōsibus |
| accusative | applausum adplausum, applōsum | applausūs |
| ablative | applausū adplausū, applōsū | applausibus adplausibus, applōsibus |
| vocative | applausus | applausūs |
applausus (adp-), a, um, Part. of applaudo.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinapplausus
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 Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin applausus From applaudō (“to clap, to applaud”) + -tus (action noun-forming suffix).
Descendants
- Englishapplause
- Italianapplauso
- Portugueseaplauso
- Spanishaplauso