Latin edit

Etymology edit

From prae- (before) +‎ fodiō (dig).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

praefodiō (present infinitive praefodere, perfect active praefōdī, supine praefossum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. to dig or bury before or in front of
  2. (of time) to dig or bury before

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of praefodiō (third conjugation -variant)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praefodiō praefodis praefodit praefodimus praefoditis praefodiunt
imperfect praefodiēbam praefodiēbās praefodiēbat praefodiēbāmus praefodiēbātis praefodiēbant
future praefodiam praefodiēs praefodiet praefodiēmus praefodiētis praefodient
perfect praefōdī praefōdistī praefōdit praefōdimus praefōdistis praefōdērunt,
praefōdēre
pluperfect praefōderam praefōderās praefōderat praefōderāmus praefōderātis praefōderant
future perfect praefōderō praefōderis praefōderit praefōderimus praefōderitis praefōderint
passive present praefodior praefoderis,
praefodere
praefoditur praefodimur praefodiminī praefodiuntur
imperfect praefodiēbar praefodiēbāris,
praefodiēbāre
praefodiēbātur praefodiēbāmur praefodiēbāminī praefodiēbantur
future praefodiar praefodiēris,
praefodiēre
praefodiētur praefodiēmur praefodiēminī praefodientur
perfect praefossus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praefossus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praefossus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praefodiam praefodiās praefodiat praefodiāmus praefodiātis praefodiant
imperfect praefoderem praefoderēs praefoderet praefoderēmus praefoderētis praefoderent
perfect praefōderim praefōderīs praefōderit praefōderīmus praefōderītis praefōderint
pluperfect praefōdissem praefōdissēs praefōdisset praefōdissēmus praefōdissētis praefōdissent
passive present praefodiar praefodiāris,
praefodiāre
praefodiātur praefodiāmur praefodiāminī praefodiantur
imperfect praefoderer praefoderēris,
praefoderēre
praefoderētur praefoderēmur praefoderēminī praefoderentur
perfect praefossus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praefossus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praefode praefodite
future praefoditō praefoditō praefoditōte praefodiuntō
passive present praefodere praefodiminī
future praefoditor praefoditor praefodiuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praefodere praefōdisse praefossūrum esse praefodī praefossum esse praefossum īrī
participles praefodiēns praefossūrus praefossus praefodiendus,
praefodiundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praefodiendī praefodiendō praefodiendum praefodiendō praefossum praefossū

Related terms edit

References edit

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