claudo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈklau.doː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *klāw- (“key, hook, nail”), related to Latin clāvis (“key, deadbolt, bar”), clāvus (“nail, peg”), claustrum (“bar, bolt, barrier”), claustra (“dam, wall, barricade, stronghold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείς (“bar, bolt, key”), Old High German sliozan (“to close, conclude, lock”), Old Saxon slūtan (“to close, conclude, lock”).

Alternative forms

• clūdō

Verb

present active claudō, present infinitive claudere, perfect active clausī, supine clausum.

1. I shut, close
2. I imprison, confine
3. I besiege, blockade
4. I limit, restrict

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	claudō	claudis	claudit	claudimus	clauditis	claudunt
	future	claudam	claudēs	claudet	claudēmus	claudētis	claudent
	imperfect	claudēbam	claudēbās	claudēbat	claudēbāmus	claudēbātis	claudēbant
	perfect	clausī	clausistī	clausit	clausimus	clausistis	clausērunt
	future perfect	clauserō	clauseris	clauserit	clauserimus	clauseritis	clauserint
	pluperfect	clauseram	clauserās	clauserat	clauserāmus	clauserātis	clauserant
passive	present	claudor	clauderis	clauditur	claudimur	claudiminī	clauduntur
	future	claudar	claudēris	claudētur	claudēmur	claudēminī	claudentur
	imperfect	claudēbar	claudēbāris	claudēbātur	claudēbāmur	claudēbāminī	claudēbantur
	perfect	Use clausus m, clausa f, clausum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use clausus m, clausa f, clausum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use clausus m, clausa f, clausum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	claudam	claudās	claudat	claudāmus	claudātis	claudant
	imperfect	clauderem	clauderēs	clauderet	clauderēmus	clauderētis	clauderent
	perfect	clauserim	clauserīs	clauserit	clauserīmus	clauserītis	clauserint
	pluperfect	clausissem	clausissēs	clausisset	clausissēmus	clausissētis	clausissent
passive	present	claudar	claudāris	claudātur	claudāmur	claudāminī	claudantur
	imperfect	clauderer	clauderēris	clauderētur	clauderēmur	clauderēminī	clauderentur
	perfect	Use clausus m, clausa f, clausum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use clausus m, clausa f, clausum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	claude	clauditō	clauditō	claudere	clauditor	clauditor
	plural	claudite	clauditōte	clauduntō	claudiminī	—	clauduntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		claudere	clausisse	clausūrus esse	claudī	clausus esse	clausum īrī
participles		claudēns (claudentis)	—	clausūrus-ra, -rum	—	clausus-a, -um	claudendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• circumclūdō
• clausula
• clausum
• clausus
• conclūdō
• disclūdō
• exclūdō

• inclūdō
• interclūdō
• occlūdō
• praeclūdō
• rēclūdō
• sēclūdō

Related terms

• claustellum
• claustrārius

• claustrum
• clausūra

Descendants

• Catalan: cloure
• French: clore
• Interlingua: clauder
• Italian: chiudere

Etymology 2

Alternative form of claudeō (“limp”), from claudus (“limping; lame”).

Alternative forms

• claudeō

Verb

claudō (present infinitive claudere, supine clausum, no perfect conjugation)

1. Alternative form of claudeō.

Inflection

• Third conjugation, but with no perfect conjugation.