plaudo

Italian

Verb

plaudo

1. first-person singular present indicative of plaudire

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Latin

Alternative forms

• plōdō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈplaʊ.doː/

Verb

present active plaudō, present infinitive plaudere, perfect active plausī, supine plausum.

1. I strike, beat, clap.
2. I applaud; I clap my hands in token of approbation.
3. I approve.
4. I strike hands to complete a bargain.
5. (poetic, of wings) I beat, flap.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	plaudō	plaudis	plaudit	plaudimus	plauditis	plaudunt
	future	plaudam	plaudēs	plaudet	plaudēmus	plaudētis	plaudent
	imperfect	plaudēbam	plaudēbās	plaudēbat	plaudēbāmus	plaudēbātis	plaudēbant
	perfect	plausī	plausistī	plausit	plausimus	plausistis	plausērunt
	future perfect	plauserō	plauseris	plauserit	plauserimus	plauseritis	plauserint
	pluperfect	plauseram	plauserās	plauserat	plauserāmus	plauserātis	plauserant
passive	present	plaudor	plauderis	plauditur	plaudimur	plaudiminī	plauduntur
	future	plaudar	plaudēris	plaudētur	plaudēmur	plaudēminī	plaudentur
	imperfect	plaudēbar	plaudēbāris	plaudēbātur	plaudēbāmur	plaudēbāminī	plaudēbantur
	perfect	Use plausus m, plausa f, plausum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use plausus m, plausa f, plausum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use plausus m, plausa f, plausum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	plaudam	plaudās	plaudat	plaudāmus	plaudātis	plaudant
	imperfect	plauderem	plauderēs	plauderet	plauderēmus	plauderētis	plauderent
	perfect	plauserim	plauserīs	plauserit	plauserīmus	plauserītis	plauserint
	pluperfect	plausissem	plausissēs	plausisset	plausissēmus	plausissētis	plausissent
passive	present	plaudar	plaudāris	plaudātur	plaudāmur	plaudāminī	plaudantur
	imperfect	plauderer	plauderēris	plauderētur	plauderēmur	plauderēminī	plauderentur
	perfect	Use plausus m, plausa f, plausum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use plausus m, plausa f, plausum 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	plaude	plauditō	plauditō	plaudere	plauditor	plauditor
	plural	plaudite	plauditōte	plauduntō	plaudiminī	—	plauduntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		plaudere	plausisse	plausūrus esse	plaudī	plausus esse	plausum īrī
participles		plaudēns (plaudentis)	—	plausūrus-ra, -rum	—	plausus-a, -um	plaudendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

plausibilis plausibiliter plausilis plausiō

plausitō plausor plausus

References

• plaudo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879