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praeiudicium

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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prae- +‎ iūdicium; compare also praeiūdicō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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praeiūdicium n (genitive praeiūdiciī or praeiūdicī); second declension

  1. precedent, example
  2. prejudgment

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative praeiūdicium praeiūdicia
genitive praeiūdiciī
praeiūdicī1
praeiūdiciōrum
dative praeiūdiciō praeiūdiciīs
accusative praeiūdicium praeiūdicia
ablative praeiūdiciō praeiūdiciīs
vocative praeiūdicium praeiūdicia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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Descendants

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References

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  • praeiudicium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praeiudicium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • prejudice: opinio praeiudicata, also simply opinio (not praeiudicium = a preliminary decision)
  • praeiudicium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers