verbfirst conjugation
laudō
laudō (present infinitive laudāre, perfect active laudāvī, supine laudātum)
Classical[ˈɫau̯.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaːu̯.do]
№ 435 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to praise, laud, extol
- to commend, honor
- to eulogize
- to compliment, praise
- to quote, cite (implying doing so with approbation)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
bene dīcō dē aliquō; magistrī bonōs laudant.laudō -āre — in Mille Verba, Animus et Adfectūs
to praise
laudō -āre — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 2, 3, 8, 16, 18, 23
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laudō | laudābam | laudābō | laudāvī | laudāveram laudāram | laudāverō laudārō |
| 2nd sg. | laudās | laudābās | laudābis | laudāvistī laudāstī | laudāverās laudārās | laudāveris laudāris |
| 3rd sg. | laudat | laudābat | laudābit | laudāvit laudāt | laudāverat laudārat | laudāverit laudārit |
| 1st pl. | laudāmus | laudābāmus | laudābimus | laudāvimus laudāmus | laudāverāmus laudārāmus | laudāverimus laudārimus |
| 2nd pl. | laudātis | laudābātis | laudābitis | laudāvistis laudāstis | laudāverātis laudārātis | laudāveritis laudāritis |
| 3rd pl. | laudant | laudābant | laudābunt | laudāvērunt laudārunt, laudāvēre | laudāverant laudārant | laudāverint laudārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laudem | laudārem | laudāverim laudārim | laudāvissem laudāssem |
| 2nd sg. | laudēs | laudārēs | laudāverīs laudārīs | laudāvissēs laudāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | laudet | laudāret | laudāverit laudārit | laudāvisset laudāsset |
| 1st pl. | laudēmus | laudārēmus | laudāverīmus laudārīmus | laudāvissēmus laudāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | laudētis | laudārētis | laudāverītis laudārītis | laudāvissētis laudāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | laudent | laudārent | laudāverint laudārint | laudāvissent laudāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laudor | laudābar | laudābor la |
| 2nd sg. | laudāris laudāre | laudābāris laudābāre | laudāberis laudābere |
| 3rd sg. | laudātur | laudābātur | laudābitur |
| 1st pl. | laudāmur | laudābāmur | laudābimur |
| 2nd pl. | laudāminī | laudābāminī | laudābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | laudantur | laudābantur | laudābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lauder | laudārer |
| 2nd sg. | laudēris laudēre | laudārēris laudārēre |
| 3rd sg. | laudētur | laudārētur |
| 1st pl. | laudēmur | laudārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | laudēminī | laudārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | laudentur | laudārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | laudā | laudāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | laudāte | laudāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | laudātō | laudātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | laudātō | laudātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | laudātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | laudantō | laudantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | laudāre | laudārī laudārier |
| perfect infinitive | laudāvisse laudāsse | laudātum esse |
| future infinitive | laudātūrum esse | laudātum īrī |
| present participle | laudāns laudante, laudantem, laudantēs, laudantī, laudantia, laudantibus, laudantis, laudantīs, laudantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | laudātus laudāta, laudātā, laudātae, laudātam, laudātārum, laudātās, laudātī, laudātōrum, laudātōs |
| future participle | laudātūrus laudātūra, laudātūrā, laudātūrae, laudātūram, laudātūrārum, laudātūrās, laudātūre, laudātūrī, laudātūrīs, laudātūrō, laudātūrōrum, laudātūrōs, laudātūrum | laudandus |
gerundlaudandī, laudandō, laudandumsupinelaudātum, laudātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- laudem afferre
- to confer distinction on a person; to redound to his credit.
- laudem, gloriam quaerere
- to be guided by ambition.
- alicuius laudes praedicare
- to spread a person's praises.
- omnium undique laudem colligere
- to win golden opinions from every one.
- alicuius famam, laudem imminuere
- to detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person.
- alicuius laudes versibus persequi
- to sing the praises of some one (not canere aliquem)
- alicuius laudes (virtutes) canere
- to sing the praises of some one (not canere aliquem)
- laudem tribuere, impertire alicui
- to praise, extol, commend a person.
4 more phrases
- maximam ab omnibus laudem adipisci
- to win golden opinions from every one.
- grates, laudes agere dis immortalibus
- to thank, glorify the immortal gods.
- aliquem coram, in os or praesentem laudare
- to praise a man to his face.
- obscurare alicuius gloriam, laudem, famam (not obscurare aliquem)
- to render obscure, eclipse a person.
laudo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. laus,
I. to praise, laud, commend, extol, eulogize, approve (cf.: celebro, praed co).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: omnes mortales sese laudarier optant, Enn. ap. Aug. Trin. 13, 6 (Ann. v. 551 Vahl.):
coram in os te laudare, to praise to one's face, Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 5; cf.: in faciem, Lact. 3, 14, 7: vituperare improbos asperius, laudare bonos ornatius, Cic. de Or. 2, 9, 35: et efferre aliquid, id. ib. 2, 75, 304: rationem, id. Fam. 5, 20, 4: sententiam alicujus, id. Sest. 34, 74: laudantur exquisitissimis verbis legiones, id. Phil. 4, 3, 6: legem ipsam, id. Leg. 3, 1, 2: magnifice, id. Brut. 73, 254: agricolam laudat juris peritus, praises him as happy, extols his happiness, Hor. S. 1, 1, 9; so, diversa sequentes, id. ib. 1, 1, 3; 109: volucrem laudamus equum, praise as swift, i. e. for swiftness, Juv. 8, 57: laudatur dis aequa potestas, id. 4, 71.—Part. as subst.: prava laudantium sermo, Sen. Ep. 123, 9.—Pass. with dat.: numquam praestantibus viris laudata est in una sententia perpetua permansio, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 21: Germanicus cunctis laudatus, by all, Tac. A. 4, 57 fin.: herba laudata Eratostheni, Plin. 22, 22, 43, § 86: laudataque quondam ora Jovi, Ov. M. 2, 480.—* (b). Poet., with object.-gen.:
laudabat leti juvenem, pronounced him happy on account of his death, Sil. 4, 260.—(g). With in and abl.:
in quo tuum consilium nemo potest non maxime laudare, Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 2: juvenes laudari in bonis gaudent, Quint. 5, 12, 22: scriptores iamborum saepe in illis laudantur, id. 10, 1, 9.—(d). Pass. with inf. (poet.):
extinxisse nefas Laudabor, Verg. A. 2, 585.—(ε) With quod: quod viris fortibus honos habitus est, laudo, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137: laudat Africanum Panaetius, quod fuerit abstinens, id. Off. 2, 22, 76: jamne igitur laudas, quod de sapientibus alter Ridebat, etc., Juv. 10, 28: non laudans, quod non in melius, sed in deterius, convenitis, Vulg. 1 Cor. 11, 17.—(ζ) With quoniam: utrumque laudemus, quoniam per illos ne haec quidem genera laude caruerunt, Cic. Brut. 30, 116.—(η) With cum (very rare): te quidem, cum isto animo es, satis laudare non possum, Cic. Mil. 36, 99: jam id ipsum consul laudare, cum initiatam se (Hispala) non infitiaretur, Liv. 39, 12, 7.—(θ) With si: consilium laudo artificis, si munere tanto Praecipuam in tabulis ceram senis abstulit orbi, Juv. 4, 18.—B. In partic.
1. To pronounce a funeral oration over a person:
quem cum supremo ejus die Maximus laudaret, Cic. Mur. 36, 75; id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 5.—2. In medicine, to recommend as a remedy:
apri cerebrum contra serpentes laudatur, Plin. 28, 10, 42, § 152; 29, 3, 12, § 54.—3. To praise, compliment, i. e. dismiss with a compliment, leave, turn from (poet.):
laudato ingentia rura, Exiguum colito, Verg. G. 2, 412: cf.: probitas laudatur et alget, Juv. 1, 74—II. Transf., to adduce, name, quote, cite a person as any thing:
laudare significat priscā linguā nominare appellareque, Gell. 2, 6, 16; cf.: laudare ponebatur apud antiquos pro nominare, Paul. ex Fest. p. 118 Müll.: id ut scias, Jovem supremum testem laudo, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 66: quem rerum Romanarum auctorem laudare possum religiosissimum, Cic. Brut. 11, 44: auctores, id. de Or. 3, 18, 68; cf.: ut auctoribus laudandis ineptiarum crimen effugiam, id. ib. 3, 49, 187: auctore laudato, Cod. 8, 45, 7.—Hence, laudātus, a, um, P. a., extolled, praiseworthy, esteemed, excellent: laudari a laudato viro, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 7; Naev. ap. Cic. Fam. 15, 6, 1: omnium laudatarum artium procreatrix, Cic. de Or. 1, 3, 9: hunc ubi laudatos jactantem in sanguine vultus videt, Ov. M. 5, 59: olus laudatum in cibis, Plin. 22, 22, 33, § 74.— Comp.: saccharon et Arabia fert, sed laudatius India, Plin. 12, 8, 17, § 32.—Sup.: laudatissimus caseus, Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241: virgo laudatissima formae dote, Ov. M. 9, 715.—Hence, adv.: laudātē, laudably, admirably: regias domos laudatissime ebore adornans, Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 46 (al. lautissime).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
laudō āvī, ātus, āre
laus, to praise, laud, commend, honor, extol, eulogize, approve : coram in os te, to your face , T.: rationem: sententiam eius, S.: laudantur exquisitissimis verbis legiones: Agricolam laudat iuris peritus, extols his happiness , H.: volucrem equum, praise for swiftness , Iu.: laudataque Ora Iovi, O.: depositum pudorem, approve , H.: numquam praestantibus viris laudata est permansio, etc.: in quo tuum consilium laudare: Extinxisse nefas Laudabor, V.: quod viris fortibus honos habitus est, laudo: Iamne igitur laudas, quod alter Ridebat, etc., Iu.: te, cum isto animo es, laudare.— Colloq.: Sy . Nil pepercit. . . . De . Laudo, I am glad of it , T.— To eulogize, pronounce a funeral oration over : alquem supremo eius die.— To compliment, dismiss with a compliment, turn from : laudato ingentia rura, Exiguum colito, V.: probitas laudatur et alget, Iu.— To adduce, name, quote, cite, refer to : alquem rerum Romanarum auctorem: auctores.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laudō From laus (“praise, commendation”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalanlloar
- Frenchlouer
- Italianlodare
- Italianlaudare
- Occitanlausar
- Englishlaudfrom Old French lauder
- Portugueseloarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese loar
- Portugueselouvarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese loar
- Romanianlăuda, lăudare
- Spanishloar