LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

plausus

plausus m (genitive plausūs)
Classical[ˈpɫau̯.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈplaːu̯.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculineapplause, cheers
    Audieris in quo, Flacce, balneo plausumIn whichever bath the sound of applause can be heard86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata IX.33
  2. masculinebeating, flapping

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplaususplausūs
genitiveplausūsplausuum
dativeplausuīplausibus
accusativeplausumplausūs
ablativeplausūplausibus
vocativeplaususplausūs

plausus, a, um, Part., from plaudo.
plausus, i, v. 3. plausus
I. init.
plausus (plōsus, Macr. S. 6, 1), ūs (a later collat. form, plausus, i, Cod. Th. 15, 9, 2), m. plaudo,
I. a clapping sound, the noise that arises from the beating or striking together of two bodies.
I. In gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): it eques et plausu cava concutit ungula terram, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 419 Vahl.),—Of cocks: plausu premunt alas, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 26, 57 (Trag. v. 251 Vahl.).—Of doves: plausumque exterrita pennis Dat tecto ingentem, Verg. A. 5, 215: laterum, Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 46: aeris, id. 11, 20, 22, § 68: palma cum palmā collata plausum facit, Sen. Q. N. 2, 28, 1.—
II. In partic., a clapping of hands in token of approbation, applause (class. and very freq.): si voletis plausum fabulae huic clarum dare, Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 65; cf. v. 67 and plaudo, II. B.; Cic. Sest. 58, 123: a plebe plausu maximo est mihi gratulatio significata, id. Att. 4, 1, 5: tantis plausibus, tantā approbatione infimorum, id. ib. 14, 16, 2: a cuncto consessu plausum multiplex datus, id. Sen. 18, 64: alicui plausus impertire, id. Att. 2, 18, 1: plausus quaerere in aliquā re, id. ib. 8, 9, 3; id. Clu. 47: captare, id. Tusc. 2, 26, 64: petere. Quint. 4, 1, 77.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-u-h₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-u-d-
  6. Latinplausus

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -sus Latin plausus From plaudō + -sus (action noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianplauso

Quick answers

What does plausus mean in Latin?
plausus, a noun, means “applause, cheers; beating, flapping”.
What is the genitive of plausus?
The genitive singular is plausūs. plausus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce plausus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɫau̯.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈplaːu̯.sus].
Where does plausus come from?
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 plausus.