Latin

Alternative forms

• adplausus
• applōsus post-Classical

Noun

applausus m ‎(genitive applausūs); fourth declension

1. a clapping, flapping, or beating together of wings
   • (Can we find and add a quotation of Statius to this entry?)
2. (Late Latin) clapping, applause
   • (Can we find and add a quotation of Julius Firmicus Maternus to this entry?)

Declension

Fourth declension.

Descendants

• English: applause
• Italian: applauso
• Portuguese: aplauso
• Spanish: aplauso

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “applausŭs²”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 146/1.
• “applausus” on page 152/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Participle

applausus m ‎(feminine applausa, neuter applausum); first/second declension

1. stricken upon, clapped together

Declension

First/second declension.

References

• applausus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “applausus¹”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 146/1.