"Claudius" meaning in Latin

See Claudius in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈkɫau̯.di.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈklaːu̯.di.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Traditionally said to be from claudus (“lame, limping, crippled”), however, family history relates that the name was adopted as the Romanized form of an earlier Clausus, the Latin spelling of an original Sabine name. A Sabine word cognate with clausus (“shut, closed”), perfect passive participle of claudō (“I shut, close”) seems a more probable origin. Etymology templates: {{der|la|sbv|-}} Sabine Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Claudius<2.both>|f=Claudia}} Claudius m (genitive Claudiī or Claudī, feminine Claudia); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Claudius<2.both>}} Forms: Claudiī [genitive], Claudī [genitive], Claudia [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Claudius [nominative, singular], Claudiī [nominative, plural], Claudiī [genitive, singular], Claudī [genitive, singular], Claudiōrum [genitive, plural], Claudiō [dative, singular], Claudiīs [dative, plural], Claudium [accusative, singular], Claudiōs [accusative, plural], Claudiō [ablative, singular], Claudiīs [ablative, plural], Claudī [singular, vocative], Claudiī [plural, vocative], Clōdius [alternative]
  1. A Roman gens name. Tags: declension-2, masculine Related terms: Claudia

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "Claude"
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "Claude"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "word": "Clodio"
    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "Claudio"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "Cláudio"
    },
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "Claudiu"
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      "word": "Claudio"
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      "form": "Claudī",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Claudia",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Claudium",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "Clōdius",
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      ]
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  ],
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Claudiīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "Claudium",
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        "A Roman gens name."
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