praecellens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of praecellō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈkel.lens/, [präe̯ˈkɛlːʲẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈt͡ʃel.lens/, [preˈt͡ʃɛlːens]

Participle

praecellēns (genitive praecellentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. surpassing, excelling

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	praecellēns			praecellentēs	praecellentia
genitive	praecellentis			praecellentium
dative	praecellentī			praecellentibus
accusative	praecellentem	praecellēns		praecellentēs praecellentīs	praecellentia
ablative	praecellente praecellentī1			praecellentibus
vocative	praecellēns			praecellentēs	praecellentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Adjective

praecellēns (genitive praecellentis, superlative praecellentissimus, adverb praecellenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. excellent; preeminent

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	praecellēns			praecellentēs	praecellentia
genitive	praecellentis			praecellentium
dative	praecellentī			praecellentibus
accusative	praecellentem	praecellēns		praecellentēs	praecellentia
ablative	praecellentī			praecellentibus
vocative	praecellēns			praecellentēs	praecellentia

Synonyms

• praecellāns

Descendants

• English: precellent
• Spanish: precelente
• French: précellent

References

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