laudar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto laŭdi, English laud, Italian laudare, Spanish laudar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lau̯ˈdar/

Verb

laudar (present tense laudas, past tense laudis, future tense laudos, imperative laudez, conditional laudus)

1. to praise, laud

Conjugation

Conjugation of laudar

		present		past		future
infinitive		laudar		laudir		laudor
tense		laudas		laudis		laudos
conditional		laudus		—		—
imperative		laudez		—		—
adjective active participle		laudanta		laudinta		laudonta
adverbial active participle		laudante		laudinte		laudonte
nominal active participle	singular	laudanto		laudinto		laudonto
	plural	laudanti		laudinti		laudonti
adjective passive participle		laudata		laudita		laudota
adverbial passive participle		laudate		laudite		laudote
nominal passive participle	singular	laudato		laudito		laudoto
	plural	laudati		lauditi		laudoti

Derived terms

• laudegar

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• loar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laudāre.

Verb

laudar

1. (religion) to sing hymns of praise
2. (religion) to praise (commend)

Descendants

• Ladino: loar, לואר
• Spanish: loar

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “laudar”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 300

Portuguese

Etymology

From laudo +‎ -ar. Piecewise doublet of louvar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lawˈda(ʁ)/ [laʊ̯ˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lawˈda(ʁ)/ [laʊ̯ˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lawˈda(ɾ)/ [laʊ̯ˈda(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lawˈda(ʁ)/ [laʊ̯ˈda(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /lawˈda(ɻ)/ [laʊ̯ˈda(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lawˈdaɾ/ [lawˈðaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lawˈdaɾ/ [lawˈðaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lawˈda.ɾi/ [lawˈða.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: lau‧dar

Verb

laudar (first-person singular present laudo, first-person singular preterite laudei, past participle laudado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to make a medical report

Conjugation

    Conjugation of laudar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	laudar
Personal	laudar	laudares	laudar	laudarmos	laudardes	laudarem
Gerund
	laudando
Past participle
Masculine	laudado			laudados
Feminine	laudada			laudadas
Indicative
Present	laudo	laudas	lauda	laudamos	laudais	laudam
Imperfect	laudava	laudavas	laudava	laudávamos	laudáveis	laudavam
Preterite	laudei	laudaste	laudou	laudamos1, laudámos2	laudastes	laudaram
Pluperfect	laudara	laudaras	laudara	laudáramos	laudáreis	laudaram
Future	laudarei	laudarás	laudará	laudaremos	laudareis	laudarão
Conditional	laudaria	laudarias	laudaria	laudaríamos	laudaríeis	laudariam
Subjunctive
Present	laude	laudes	laude	laudemos	laudeis	laudem
Imperfect	laudasse	laudasses	laudasse	laudássemos	laudásseis	laudassem
Future	laudar	laudares	laudar	laudarmos	laudardes	laudarem
Imperative
Affirmative		lauda	laude	laudemos	laudai	laudem
Negative (não)		não laudes	não laude	não laudemos	não laudeis	não laudem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laudāre. Doublet of loar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lauˈdaɾ/ [lau̯ˈð̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lau‧dar

Verb

laudar (first-person singular present laudo, first-person singular preterite laudé, past participle laudado)

1. (law, transitive) to rule or deliver a verdict

   Synonym: fallar

2. (archaic) to laud

   Synonym: alabar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of laudar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			laudar
gerund			laudando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		laudado		laudada
		plural		laudados		laudadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	laudo	laudastú laudásvos	lauda	laudamos	laudáis	laudan
	imperfect	laudaba	laudabas	laudaba	laudábamos	laudabais	laudaban
	preterite	laudé	laudaste	laudó	laudamos	laudasteis	laudaron
	future	laudaré	laudarás	laudará	laudaremos	laudaréis	laudarán
	conditional	laudaría	laudarías	laudaría	laudaríamos	laudaríais	laudarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	laude	laudestú laudésvos2	laude	laudemos	laudéis	lauden
	imperfect (ra)	laudara	laudaras	laudara	laudáramos	laudarais	laudaran
	imperfect (se)	laudase	laudases	laudase	laudásemos	laudaseis	laudasen
	future1	laudare	laudares	laudare	laudáremos	laudareis	laudaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		laudatú laudávos	laude	laudemos	laudad	lauden
	negative		no laudes	no laude	no laudemos	no laudéis	no lauden

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of laudar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive laudar	dative	laudarme	laudarte	laudarle, laudarse	laudarnos	laudaros	laudarles, laudarse
	accusative	laudarme	laudarte	laudarlo, laudarla, laudarse	laudarnos	laudaros	laudarlos, laudarlas, laudarse
with gerund laudando	dative	laudándome	laudándote	laudándole, laudándose	laudándonos	laudándoos	laudándoles, laudándose
	accusative	laudándome	laudándote	laudándolo, laudándola, laudándose	laudándonos	laudándoos	laudándolos, laudándolas, laudándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative lauda	dative	láudame	láudate	láudale	láudanos	not used	láudales
	accusative	láudame	láudate	láudalo, láudala	láudanos	not used	láudalos, láudalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative laudá	dative	laudame	laudate	laudale	laudanos	not used	laudales
	accusative	laudame	laudate	laudalo, laudala	laudanos	not used	laudalos, laudalas
with formal second-person singular imperative laude	dative	láudeme	not used	láudele, láudese	láudenos	not used	láudeles
	accusative	láudeme	not used	láudelo, láudela, láudese	láudenos	not used	láudelos, láudelas
with first-person plural imperative laudemos	dative	not used	laudémoste	laudémosle	laudémonos	laudémoos	laudémosles
	accusative	not used	laudémoste	laudémoslo, laudémosla	laudémonos	laudémoos	laudémoslos, laudémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative laudad	dative	laudadme	not used	laudadle	laudadnos	laudaos	laudadles
	accusative	laudadme	not used	laudadlo, laudadla	laudadnos	laudaos	laudadlos, laudadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative lauden	dative	láudenme	not used	láudenle	láudennos	not used	láudenles, láudense
	accusative	láudenme	not used	láudenlo, láudenla	láudennos	not used	láudenlos, láudenlas, láudense

Derived terms

• laudo

Related terms

• laudable
• laude

Further reading

• “laudar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025