laudo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Italian ==
=== Verb ===
laudo
first-person singular present indicative of laudare
=== Anagrams ===
adulo, adulò
== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
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
to praise, laud, extol
Synonyms: admīror, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, suspiciō, augeō, praedicō, intueor
to commend, honor
to eulogize
to compliment, praise
to quote, cite (implying doing so with approbation)
==== Conjugation ====
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 ====
==== Related terms ====
laudātīva
laudātīvē
==== Descendants ====
=== 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.
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -awdu
Hyphenation: lau‧do
=== Etymology 1 ===
Learned borrowing from Latin laudō, first-person present indicative. Doublet of louvo.
==== Noun ====
laudo m (plural laudos)
report; report containing a technical opinion resulting from an examination or assessment
report; opinion of the commended person or the arbitrator
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
laudo
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 Lingua 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)
(law) ruling, decision
(law) arbitration award
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
laudo
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