praeloquor
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From prae- (“pre-”) + loquor (“I say, speak”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯.lo.kʷor/, [ˈpräe̯ɫ̪ɔkʷɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpre.lo.kwor/, [ˈprɛːlokwor]
Verb
[edit]praeloquor (present infinitive praeloquī, perfect active praelocūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- to speak beforehand or first, speak before another, forestall in speaking
- to say beforehand in the way of a preface, premise
- to foretell, predict
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of praeloquor (third conjugation, deponent)
Synonyms
[edit]- (foretell): prōloquor
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “praeloquor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praeloquor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.