applausus

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /apˈplau̯.sus/, [apˈpɫau̯.sʊs]

Etymology 1

From applaudō (“I clap, I applaud”) +‎ -tus (action noun-forming suffix).

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.

Case Singular Plural
nominative applausus applausūs
genitive applausūs applausuum
dative applausuī applausibus
accusative applausum applausūs
ablative applausū applausibus
vocative applausus applausūs
Descendants

References

  • applausŭs² in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative applausus applausa applausum applausī applausae applausa
genitive applausī applausae applausī applausōrum applausārum applausōrum
dative applausō applausō applausīs
accusative applausum applausam applausum applausōs applausās applausa
ablative applausō applausā applausō applausīs
vocative applause applausa applausum applausī applausae applausa

References

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