praeluceo

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ lūceō (“shine”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈluː.ke.oː/, [präe̯ˈɫ̪uːkeoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈlu.t͡ʃe.o/, [preˈluːt͡ʃeo]

Verb

praelūceō (present infinitive praelūcēre, perfect active praelūxī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

to shine or give light before or in front; hold or carry light in front, light (the way)
to be bright, shine forth
to shine brighter, outshine, surpass

Conjugation

Conjugation of praelūceō (second conjugation, no supine stem, active only)

indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praelūceō	praelūcēs	praelūcet	praelūcēmus	praelūcētis	praelūcent
	imperfect	praelūcēbam	praelūcēbās	praelūcēbat	praelūcēbāmus	praelūcēbātis	praelūcēbant
	future	praelūcēbō	praelūcēbis	praelūcēbit	praelūcēbimus	praelūcēbitis	praelūcēbunt
	perfect	praelūxī	praelūxistī	praelūxit	praelūximus	praelūxistis	praelūxērunt, praelūxēre
	pluperfect	praelūxeram	praelūxerās	praelūxerat	praelūxerāmus	praelūxerātis	praelūxerant
	future perfect	praelūxerō	praelūxeris	praelūxerit	praelūxerimus	praelūxeritis	praelūxerint
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praelūceam	praelūceās	praelūceat	praelūceāmus	praelūceātis	praelūceant
imperfect	praelūcērem	praelūcērēs	praelūcēret	praelūcērēmus	praelūcērētis	praelūcērent
perfect	praelūxerim	praelūxerīs	praelūxerit	praelūxerīmus	praelūxerītis	praelūxerint
pluperfect	praelūxissem	praelūxissēs	praelūxisset	praelūxissēmus	praelūxissētis	praelūxissent
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praelūcē	—	—	praelūcēte	—
active	future	—	praelūcētō	praelūcētō	—	praelūcētōte	praelūcentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praelūcēre	praelūxisse	—	—	—	—
participles		praelūcēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praelūcendī	praelūcendō	praelūcendum	praelūcendō	—	—

Related terms

References

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