praefodio

Latin

Etymology

From prae- (“before”) +‎ fodiō (“dig”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈfo.di.oː/, [präe̯ˈfɔd̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈfo.di.o/, [preˈfɔːd̪io]

Verb

praefodiō (present infinitive praefodere, perfect active praefōdī, supine praefossum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. to dig or bury before or in front of
2. (of time) to dig or bury before

Conjugation

Conjugation of praefodiō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praefodiō	praefodis	praefodit	praefodimus	praefoditis	praefodiunt
	imperfect	praefodiēbam	praefodiēbās	praefodiēbat	praefodiēbāmus	praefodiēbātis	praefodiēbant
	future	praefodiam	praefodiēs	praefodiet	praefodiēmus	praefodiētis	praefodient
	perfect	praefōdī	praefōdistī	praefōdit	praefōdimus	praefōdistis	praefōdērunt, praefōdēre
	pluperfect	praefōderam	praefōderās	praefōderat	praefōderāmus	praefōderātis	praefōderant
	future perfect	praefōderō	praefōderis	praefōderit	praefōderimus	praefōderitis	praefōderint
passive	present	praefodior	praefoderis, praefodere	praefoditur	praefodimur	praefodiminī	praefodiuntur
	imperfect	praefodiēbar	praefodiēbāris, praefodiēbāre	praefodiēbātur	praefodiēbāmur	praefodiēbāminī	praefodiēbantur
	future	praefodiar	praefodiēris, praefodiēre	praefodiētur	praefodiēmur	praefodiēminī	praefodientur
	perfect	praefossus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praefossus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praefossus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praefodiam	praefodiās	praefodiat	praefodiāmus	praefodiātis	praefodiant
	imperfect	praefoderem	praefoderēs	praefoderet	praefoderēmus	praefoderētis	praefoderent
	perfect	praefōderim	praefōderīs	praefōderit	praefōderīmus	praefōderītis	praefōderint
	pluperfect	praefōdissem	praefōdissēs	praefōdisset	praefōdissēmus	praefōdissētis	praefōdissent
passive	present	praefodiar	praefodiāris, praefodiāre	praefodiātur	praefodiāmur	praefodiāminī	praefodiantur
	imperfect	praefoderer	praefoderēris, praefoderēre	praefoderētur	praefoderēmur	praefoderēminī	praefoderentur
	perfect	praefossus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praefossus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praefode	—	—	praefodite	—
	future	—	praefoditō	praefoditō	—	praefoditōte	praefodiuntō
passive	present	—	praefodere	—	—	praefodiminī	—
	future	—	praefoditor	praefoditor	—	—	praefodiuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praefodere	praefōdisse	praefossūrum esse	praefodī	praefossum esse	praefossum īrī
participles		praefodiēns	—	praefossūrus	—	praefossus	praefodiendus, praefodiundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praefodiendī	praefodiendō	praefodiendum	praefodiendō	praefossum	praefossū

Related terms

Related terms

• affodiō
• circumfodiō
• confodiō
• dēfodiō
• effodiō
• fodiō
• infodiō
• interfodiō
• perfodiō
• suffodiō
• transfodiō

References

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