praeambulo

Latin

Etymology

From prae- (“before”) +‎ ambulō (“walk; traverse”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈam.bu.loː/, [präe̯ˈämbʊɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈam.bu.lo/, [preˈämbulo]

Verb

praeambulō (present infinitive praeambulāre, perfect active praeambulāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

1. to walk before, go before, precede

Conjugation

   Conjugation of praeambulō (first conjugation, no supine stem, active-only)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praeambulō	praeambulās	praeambulat	praeambulāmus	praeambulātis	praeambulant
	imperfect	praeambulābam	praeambulābās	praeambulābat	praeambulābāmus	praeambulābātis	praeambulābant
	future	praeambulābō	praeambulābis	praeambulābit	praeambulābimus	praeambulābitis	praeambulābunt
	perfect	praeambulāvī	praeambulāvistī	praeambulāvit	praeambulāvimus	praeambulāvistis	praeambulāvērunt, praeambulāvēre
	pluperfect	praeambulāveram	praeambulāverās	praeambulāverat	praeambulāverāmus	praeambulāverātis	praeambulāverant
	future perfect	praeambulāverō	praeambulāveris	praeambulāverit	praeambulāverimus	praeambulāveritis	praeambulāverint
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praeambulem	praeambulēs	praeambulet	praeambulēmus	praeambulētis	praeambulent
	imperfect	praeambulārem	praeambulārēs	praeambulāret	praeambulārēmus	praeambulārētis	praeambulārent
	perfect	praeambulāverim	praeambulāverīs	praeambulāverit	praeambulāverīmus	praeambulāverītis	praeambulāverint
	pluperfect	praeambulāvissem	praeambulāvissēs	praeambulāvisset	praeambulāvissēmus	praeambulāvissētis	praeambulāvissent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praeambulā	—	—	praeambulāte	—
	future	—	praeambulātō	praeambulātō	—	praeambulātōte	praeambulantō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praeambulāre	praeambulāvisse	—	—	—	—
participles		praeambulāns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praeambulandī	praeambulandō	praeambulandum	praeambulandō	—	—

Derived terms

• praeambulum
• praeambulus

Related terms

• abambulō
• ambulō
• circumambulō
• inambulō
• perambulō

Noun

praeambulō

1. dative/ablative singular of praeambulum

References

• “praeambulo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• praeambulo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• praeambulo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016