laudo

See also: laudó, laudò, and laŭdo

Italian

Verb

laudo

1. first-person singular present indicative of laudare

Anagrams

• adulo, adulò

Latin

Etymology

From laus (“praise, commendation”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯.doː/, [ˈɫ̪äu̯d̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯.do/, [ˈläːu̯d̪o]

Verb

laudō (present infinitive laudāre, perfect active laudāvī, supine laudātum); first conjugation

1. to praise, laud, extol

   Synonyms: admīror, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, suspiciō, augeō, praedicō, intueor

2. to commend, honor
3. to eulogize
4. to compliment, praise
5. to 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, laudārunt, laudāvēre2
	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 Galician-Portuguese: loar, louar, louvar
  • Galician: loar, louvar
  • Portuguese: loar, louvar
  • → Mirandese: lhoubar
• 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^[1], 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
    

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlaw.du/ [ˈlaʊ̯.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlaw.du/ [ˈlaʊ̯.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlaw.do/ [ˈlaʊ̯.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlaw.du/ [ˈlaw.ðu]

• Rhymes: -awdu
• Hyphenation: lau‧do

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin laudō, first-person present indicative. Doublet of louvo.

Noun

laudo m (plural laudos)

1. report; report containing a technical opinion resulting from an examination or assessment
2. report; opinion of the commended person or the arbitrator

Derived terms

• laudar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

laudo

1. first-person singular present indicative of laudar

Further reading

• “laudo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “laudo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “laudo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “laudo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaudo/ [ˈlau̯.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -audo
• Syllabification: lau‧do

Etymology 1

Deverbal from laudar.

Noun

laudo m (plural laudos)

1. (law) ruling, decision
2. (law) arbitration award

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

laudo

1. first-person singular present indicative of laudar

Further reading

• “laudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10