laudo

See also: laudó, laudò, and laŭdo

Italian

Verb

laudo

1. first-person singular present indicative of laudare

Anagrams

• adulo, adulò

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin laus

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.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫau̯.doː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlaːu̯.do]

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		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		laudāre			laudārī, laudārier1			laudāns			—
future		laudātūrum esse			laudātum īrī			laudātūrus			laudandus
perfect		laudāvisse, laudāsse2			laudātum esse			—			laudātus
future perfect		—			laudātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		laudātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
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
• Asturian: lloar; → llaudar
• 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
• Piedmontese: laudé, lodé
• Romanian: lăuda, lăudare
• Romansh: 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]
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /ˈlaw.do/ [ˈlaʊ̯.do]

 

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

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

• 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, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “laudo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “laudo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “laudo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025