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praelego
praelego
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpraɪ.le.ɡoː/
Verb
praelegō (present infinitive praelegere, perfect active praelēgī, supine praelēctum); third conjugation
- I read something to others, recite, set an example in reading, lecture upon an author.
- I pick or choose out, select.
- I sail by or along somewhere, skirt.
Inflection
Derived terms
- praelēctiō
- praelēctor
- praelēctus
Related terms
Etymology 2
From prae- (“before”) + lēgō (“despatch; bequeath”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /praɪˈleː.ɡoː/
Verb
praelēgō (present infinitive praelēgāre, perfect active praelēgāvī, supine praelēgātum); first conjugation
- I bequeath beforehand, bequeath something to be given before the inheritance is divided.
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
- French: préléguer
References
- praelego in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praelego in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “praelego”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- praelego in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016