claudus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *keld-, from *kel- (“to strike, cut”), leading to derivatives meaning "broken or cut off," see also Russian колдыка (koldyka, “lame”) and Ancient Greek κολοβός (kolobós, “curtailed, broken”); the root is also the ultimate source of English halt.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklau̯.dus/, [ˈkɫau̯.dʊs]
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | claudus | clauda | claudum | claudī | claudae | clauda | |
| Genitive | claudī | claudae | claudī | claudōrum | claudārum | claudōrum | |
| Dative | claudō | claudae | claudō | claudīs | claudīs | claudīs | |
| Accusative | claudum | claudam | claudum | claudōs | claudās | clauda | |
| Ablative | claudō | claudā | claudō | claudīs | claudīs | claudīs | |
| Vocative | claude | clauda | claudum | claudī | claudae | clauda | |
Derived terms
References
- claudus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- claudus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- claudus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- claudus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Gibbs, The formation of Teutonic words in the English language
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