praevius

Latin

Etymology

From prae + via (“road; way”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈprɛː.wi.us/

Adjective

praevius m (feminine praevia, neuter praevium); first/second declension

1. going before, leading the way

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	praevius	praevia	praevium		praeviī	praeviae	praevia
genitive	praeviī	praeviae	praeviī		praeviōrum	praeviārum	praeviōrum
dative	praeviō	praeviae	praeviō		praeviīs	praeviīs	praeviīs
accusative	praevium	praeviam	praevium		praeviōs	praeviās	praevia
ablative	praeviō	praeviā	praeviō		praeviīs	praeviīs	praeviīs
vocative	praevie	praevia	praevium		praeviī	praeviae	praevia

Related terms

• via

Descendants

• Catalan: previ
• Italian: previo
• Portuguese: prévio
• Spanish: previo

References

• praevius in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879