praedilectus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]prae- + dīlēctus, perfect passive participle of dīligō (“I esteem, love”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯.diːˈleːk.tus/, [präe̯d̪iːˈɫ̪eːkt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pre.diˈlek.tus/, [pred̪iˈlɛkt̪us]
Adjective
[edit]praedīlēctus (feminine praedīlēcta, neuter praedīlēctum); first/second-declension participle
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | praedīlēctus | praedīlēcta | praedīlēctum | praedīlēctī | praedīlēctae | praedīlēcta | |
| genitive | praedīlēctī | praedīlēctae | praedīlēctī | praedīlēctōrum | praedīlēctārum | praedīlēctōrum | |
| dative | praedīlēctō | praedīlēctae | praedīlēctō | praedīlēctīs | |||
| accusative | praedīlēctum | praedīlēctam | praedīlēctum | praedīlēctōs | praedīlēctās | praedīlēcta | |
| ablative | praedīlēctō | praedīlēctā | praedīlēctō | praedīlēctīs | |||
| vocative | praedīlēcte | praedīlēcta | praedīlēctum | praedīlēctī | praedīlēctae | praedīlēcta | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Catalan: predilecte
- → Galician: predileito
- → Italian: prediletto
- → Portuguese: predileto
- → Spanish: predilecto
From praedilectio:
- → French: prédilection
- → English: predilection
- → Spanish: predilección