praegnas
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Formed as prae- (“before”) + gnā- (the root of *gnāscor, an archaic form of nāscor (“be born”)); compare gignō (“beget, give birth to”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯ɡ.naːs/, [ˈpräe̯ŋnäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpreɲ.ɲas/, [ˈprɛɲːäs]
Adjective edit
praegnās (genitive praegnātis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- with child, pregnant
- Synonym: gravidus
Declension edit
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | praegnās | praegnātēs | praegnātia | ||
| Genitive | praegnātis | praegnātium | |||
| Dative | praegnātī | praegnātibus | |||
| Accusative | praegnātem | praegnās | praegnātēs | praegnātia | |
| Ablative | praegnātī | praegnātibus | |||
| Vocative | praegnās | praegnātēs | praegnātia | ||
Descendants edit
References edit
- “praegnas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praegnas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.