Italian

Verb

plaudo

1. first-person singular present indicative of plaudire

Latin

Alternative forms

• plōdō

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-, the same root of Latin plēctō, plangō, plaga and Ancient Greek πλήσσω ‎(plḗssō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈplaʊ.doː/

Verb

plaudō ‎(present infinitive plaudere, perfect active plausī, supine plausum); third conjugation

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.

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Derived terms

References

• plaudo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• plaudo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “plaudo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to applaud, clap a person: plaudere (not applaudere)