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praepositio

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From praepōnō +‎ -tiō. In the grammatical sense, it is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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praepositiō f (genitive praepositiōnis); third declension

  1. preference
  2. prefixing
  3. (grammar) preposition

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative praepositiō praepositiōnēs
genitive praepositiōnis praepositiōnum
dative praepositiōnī praepositiōnibus
accusative praepositiōnem praepositiōnēs
ablative praepositiōne praepositiōnibus
vocative praepositiō praepositiōnēs

Descendants

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References

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