praefor

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ for.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈprae̯.for/, [ˈpräe̯fɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.for/, [ˈprɛːfor]

Verb

praefor (present infinitive praefārī, perfect active praefātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to say, utter, mention beforehand or in advance
2. to preface
3. to say a preliminary prayer

Conjugation

   Conjugation of praefor (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	praefor		praefāris, praefāre		praefātur		praefāmur		praefāminī		praefantur
	imperfect	praefābar		praefābāris, praefābāre		praefābātur		praefābāmur		praefābāminī		praefābantur
	future	praefābor		praefāberis, praefābere		praefābitur		praefābimur		praefābiminī		praefābuntur
	perfect	praefātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praefātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praefātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	praefer		praefēris, praefēre		praefētur		praefēmur		praefēminī		praefentur
	imperfect	praefārer		praefārēris, praefārēre		praefārētur		praefārēmur		praefārēminī		praefārentur
	perfect	praefātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praefātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		praefāre		—		—		praefāminī		—
	future	—		praefātor		praefātor		—		—		praefantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		praefārī			—			praefāns			—
future		praefātūrum esse			—			praefātūrus			praefandus
perfect		praefātum esse			—			praefātus			—
future perfect		praefātum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		praefātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		praefandī		praefandō		praefandum		praefandō		praefātum		praefātū

Derived terms

• praefātiō

References

• “praefor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praefor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praefor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• praefor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016