Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1010.laus on page 1010
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laus praise
laus is a Latin Noun that primarily means praise.
Definitions for laus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
praise, glory, fame
English derivatives:
laud laudable laudation laudatory inagna cum laude
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
Praise, commendation. (b) (pl.) praises, eulogy; (phr.) to praise highly, extol; also (w. dat.). (c) (pred. dat.).
- 2
Praise as enjoyed by the recipient, esteem, renown, reputation.
- 3
Praiseworthiness, excellence. (b) a cause of praise, praiseworthy thing, act, or quality, virtue, good point, merit. (c) (w. inf.) it is praiseworthy.
Sentences with laus
Latin to English
Aliī studiō pecūniae atque laudis trahuntur, nōs dēbēmus amōre vēritātis sapientiaeque trahī.Compare Others are drawn by eagerness for (lit., of) money and fame; we ought to be drawn by love of truth and wisdom.
Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est. non cuivis homini contigit adire Corinthum.Compare To have found favor with leaders of mankind is not the meanest of glories, It is not everyone that can get to Corinth.
Trahimur omnēs studiō laudes. (Cicero, Pro Archia poeta XI.26)Compare We are all attracted by the desire for praise.
Nonnullus invideo is laus, qui in res publica probo video.Compare Some envy the praise of those who they see are approved in the state.
Declension table for laus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | laus | laudēs |
| Gen. | laudis | laudum |
| Dat. | laudī | laudibus |
| Acc. | laudem | laudēs |
| Abl. | laude | laudibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 51.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1010.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 122.
Bibliography
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Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "laus, laudis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/laus-laudis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 51.laus, laudis on page 51
