priusquam

Latin

Etymology

From prius (“sooner”) +‎ quam (“than”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /priˈus.kʷam/, [priˈʊs̠kʷä̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /priˈus.kwam/, [priˈuskwäm]

Conjunction

priusquam

1. before
2. until

References

• “priusquam”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers