pridie

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A contracted form of Old Latin *pri + diē (before the day)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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prīdiē (not comparable)

  1. On the day before
    • Cicero, Att., 5.11.6:
      ...pridie quam ego Athenas veni...
      ...on the day before I came to Athens...
    ...pridie Kalendas Februarias...
    ...on the day before the February calends...

Usage notes

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Used particularly in Roman dating for the day before the calends (kalendae), nones (nonae), or ides (īdūs) of each month.

Treated as an absolute followed by a noun in the accusative case or quam and its clause. In classical Latin, followed by a genitive only in the fixed expression pridie eius diei.

References

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