Latin edit

Etymology edit

From prae +‎ servō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

praeservō (present infinitive praeservāre, perfect active praeservāvī, supine praeservātum); first conjugation

  1. to watch over beforehand
    Synonym: cū̆stōdiō
  2. to protect beforehand, keep beforehand, guard beforehand, save beforehand
    Synonyms: cū̆stōdiō, servō
  3. to preserve, store beforehand
    Synonyms: cōnservō, teneo, retineo, capio, contineō, contineō, comprehendo, obsideo, sustineo

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of praeservō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeservō praeservās praeservat praeservāmus praeservātis praeservant
imperfect praeservābam praeservābās praeservābat praeservābāmus praeservābātis praeservābant
future praeservābō praeservābis praeservābit praeservābimus praeservābitis praeservābunt
perfect praeservāvī praeservāvistī praeservāvit praeservāvimus praeservāvistis praeservāvērunt,
praeservāvēre
pluperfect praeservāveram praeservāverās praeservāverat praeservāverāmus praeservāverātis praeservāverant
future perfect praeservāverō praeservāveris praeservāverit praeservāverimus praeservāveritis praeservāverint
passive present praeservor praeservāris,
praeservāre
praeservātur praeservāmur praeservāminī praeservantur
imperfect praeservābar praeservābāris,
praeservābāre
praeservābātur praeservābāmur praeservābāminī praeservābantur
future praeservābor praeservāberis,
praeservābere
praeservābitur praeservābimur praeservābiminī praeservābuntur
perfect praeservātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praeservātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praeservātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeservem praeservēs praeservet praeservēmus praeservētis praeservent
imperfect praeservārem praeservārēs praeservāret praeservārēmus praeservārētis praeservārent
perfect praeservāverim praeservāverīs praeservāverit praeservāverīmus praeservāverītis praeservāverint
pluperfect praeservāvissem praeservāvissēs praeservāvisset praeservāvissēmus praeservāvissētis praeservāvissent
passive present praeserver praeservēris,
praeservēre
praeservētur praeservēmur praeservēminī praeserventur
imperfect praeservārer praeservārēris,
praeservārēre
praeservārētur praeservārēmur praeservārēminī praeservārentur
perfect praeservātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praeservātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeservā praeservāte
future praeservātō praeservātō praeservātōte praeservantō
passive present praeservāre praeservāminī
future praeservātor praeservātor praeservantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praeservāre praeservāvisse praeservātūrum esse praeservārī praeservātum esse praeservātum īrī
participles praeservāns praeservātūrus praeservātus praeservandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praeservandī praeservandō praeservandum praeservandō praeservātum praeservātū

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References edit

  • praeservo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praeservo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.