praepotens

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ potēns.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈprae̯.po.tens/, [ˈpräe̯pɔt̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.po.tens/, [ˈprɛːpot̪ens]

Adjective

praepotēns (genitive praepotentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. very powerful

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	praepotēns			praepotentēs	praepotentia
Genitive	praepotentis			praepotentium
Dative	praepotentī			praepotentibus
Accusative	praepotentem	praepotēns		praepotentēs	praepotentia
Ablative	praepotentī			praepotentibus
Vocative	praepotēns			praepotentēs	praepotentia

Descendants

• → English: prepotent
• → German: präpotent
• → Italian: prepotente
• → Portuguese: prepotente
• → Spanish: prepotente

References

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