cum laude
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin cum (“with”) + laude (ablative of laus, "praise").
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkumˈlaʊdə/, /ˌkumˈlɔdə/, /ˌkʌmˈlaʊdə/, /ˌkʌmˈlɔdə/
Adverb
editcum laude (not comparable)
- With praise; an honor added to a diploma or degree for work that is above average.
Usage notes
editIn the USA, there are three honors often added to diplomas and degrees, and two others less commonly used.
- cum laude (“with honor”)
- magna cum laude (“with great honor”)
- maxima cum laude (“with maximal praise”, rare; intended to be higher than magna cum laude but lower than summa cum laude)
- summa cum laude (“with highest honor”)
- egregia cum laude (“with outstanding honor”, rare; intended to be higher than summa cum laude)
Related terms
editTranslations
editwith praise
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Finnish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editDeclension
editInflection of cum laude (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | cum laude | cum laudet | |
genitive | cum lauden | cum laudejen | |
partitive | cum laudea | cum laudeja | |
illative | cum laudeen | cum laudeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | cum laude | cum laudet | |
accusative | nom. | cum laude | cum laudet |
gen. | cum lauden | ||
genitive | cum lauden | cum laudejen cum laudein rare | |
partitive | cum laudea | cum laudeja | |
inessive | cum laudessa | cum laudeissa | |
elative | cum laudesta | cum laudeista | |
illative | cum laudeen | cum laudeihin | |
adessive | cum laudella | cum laudeilla | |
ablative | cum laudelta | cum laudeilta | |
allative | cum laudelle | cum laudeille | |
essive | cum laudena | cum laudeina | |
translative | cum laudeksi | cum laudeiksi | |
abessive | cum laudetta | cum laudeitta | |
instructive | — | cum laudein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
German
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editUsage notes
edit- Nowadays the Latin form is generally used for doctorates only.
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