"claudus" meaning in Latin

See claudus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈkɫau̯.dʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈklaːu̯.dus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From some extension of *kelh₂- (“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. Head templates: {{la-adj|claudus}} claudus (feminine clauda, neuter claudum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|claudus}} Forms: clauda [feminine], claudum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], claudus [masculine, nominative, singular], clauda [feminine, nominative, singular], claudum [neuter, nominative, singular], claudī [masculine, nominative, plural], claudae [feminine, nominative, plural], clauda [neuter, nominative, plural], claudī [genitive, masculine, singular], claudae [feminine, genitive, singular], claudī [genitive, neuter, singular], claudōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], claudārum [feminine, genitive, plural], claudōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], claudō [dative, masculine, singular], claudae [dative, feminine, singular], claudō [dative, neuter, singular], claudīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], claudum [accusative, masculine, singular], claudam [accusative, feminine, singular], claudum [accusative, neuter, singular], claudōs [accusative, masculine, plural], claudās [accusative, feminine, plural], clauda [accusative, neuter, plural], claudō [ablative, masculine, singular], claudā [ablative, feminine, singular], claudō [ablative, neuter, singular], claudīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], claude [masculine, singular, vocative], clauda [feminine, singular, vocative], claudum [neuter, singular, vocative], claudī [masculine, plural, vocative], claudae [feminine, plural, vocative], clauda [neuter, plural, vocative], clūdus [alternative], clōdus [alternative]
  1. limping, halting, lame, crippled Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: dēbilis
    Sense id: en-claudus-la-adj-HiI7CAgm Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 35 33
  2. (figurative, rare, usually poetic) wavering, imperfect, defective Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively, poetic, rare, usually
    Sense id: en-claudus-la-adj-pEr76Wpi Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 26 47 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 35 33
  3. (figurative) halting, wavering, uncertain, untrustworthy Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively
    Sense id: en-claudus-la-adj-8IFmsKUa Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 35 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: claudaster, claudeō, claudicō, claudīgō, clauditās, Claudius

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "claudam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "form": "claude",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "ipa": "[ˈkɫau̯.dʊs]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
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      "ipa": "[ˈklaːu̯.dus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
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      "word": "claudicō"
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    {
      "word": "claudīgō"
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "claudīs",
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        "dative",
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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "claudam",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "clauda",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "claudō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "claudā",
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "claudō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "clauda",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "claudum",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "claudī",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "claudae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clauda",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "clūdus",
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        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "clōdus",
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        "1": "claudus"
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The blind see, the lame walk […]",
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Matthew 11:5",
          "text": "Caeci vident, claudi ambulant […]",
          "translation": "The blind see, the lame walk […]",
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        }
      ],
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        "limping, halting, lame, crippled"
      ],
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          "limping"
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          "halting",
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          "lame",
          "lame"
        ],
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          "crippled",
          "crippled"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dēbilis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wavering, imperfect, defective"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wavering",
          "wavering"
        ],
        [
          "imperfect",
          "imperfect"
        ],
        [
          "defective",
          "defective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, rare, usually poetic) wavering, imperfect, defective"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "poetic",
        "rare",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "halting, wavering, uncertain, untrustworthy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "halting",
          "halting"
        ],
        [
          "wavering",
          "wavering"
        ],
        [
          "uncertain",
          "uncertain"
        ],
        [
          "untrustworthy",
          "untrustworthy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) halting, wavering, uncertain, untrustworthy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɫau̯.dʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈklaːu̯.dus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "claudus"
}

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