praecursor

See also: præcursor

Latin

Etymology

praecurrō (“to run before”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈkur.sor/, [präe̯ˈkʊrs̠ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈkur.sor/, [preˈkursor]

Noun

praecursor m (genitive praecursōris); third declension

1. forerunner, vanguard
2. spy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	praecursor	praecursōrēs
genitive	praecursōris	praecursōrum
dative	praecursōrī	praecursōribus
accusative	praecursōrem	praecursōrēs
ablative	praecursōre	praecursōribus
vocative	praecursor	praecursōrēs

Related terms

• praecurrō
• praecursātor
• praecursiō
• praecursōrius

Descendants

• → Catalan: precursor
• → English: precursor
• → French: précurseur
• → Galician: precursor
• → Italian: precursore
• → Portuguese: precursor
• → Spanish: precursor

References

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