Applaudivi

Applaudivi is the first-person singular perfect active indicative form of the Latin verb applaudere, meaning to applaud or clap one’s hands. It denotes a completed action in the past and is used in narrative to describe that the speaker or subject applauded.

The verb applaudere is a third-conjugation verb. Its principal parts are applaudō, applaudēre, applaudī, applaudītum, which yield the various tenses and voices through regular conjugation patterns. The present active indicative forms include applaudō (I clap), applaudēs (you clap), applaudet (he/she/it claps); the imperfect is applaudēbam (I was clapping), and so on. The perfect active indicative form for the first person singular is applaudīvī, which corresponds to the supplied form applaudivi in ASCII. In the passive, forms such as applaudor, applaudēris, applaudētur appear, with a corresponding supine applaudītum.

Etymologically, applaudere is built from plaudere, “to clap,” with the prefix ad- or a strengthened form, giving the sense of clapping in response or in approval. The English verb applaud is directly descended from this Latin root.

Usage notes include that applaudivi specifically marks a completed past action. It is chiefly found in classical Latin prose and poetry, where references to audience response or praise frequently appear. The word is closely related to the noun and verb family for clapping and approval; common Latin collocations often describe audiences or performers who “plaudere” or “applaudere” in praise.

See also: plaudere (to clap), applaud (English cognate).