ludio

See also: ludió

Latin

Etymology

From lūdus (“stage-play, show, performance”) +‎ -iō, from lūdō (“to play”). Compare lūdius (“performer, pantomimist”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈluː.di.oː/, [ˈɫ̪uːd̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.di.o/, [ˈluːd̪io]

Noun

lūdiō m (genitive lūdiōnis); third declension

1. a dancer, stage performer, pantomimist

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lūdiō	lūdiōnēs
Genitive	lūdiōnis	lūdiōnum
Dative	lūdiōnī	lūdiōnibus
Accusative	lūdiōnem	lūdiōnēs
Ablative	lūdiōne	lūdiōnibus
Vocative	lūdiō	lūdiōnēs

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: λυδίων (ludíōn)

Noun

lūdiō

1. dative/ablative singular of lūdius

References

• “ludio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ludio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ludio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.