praeambulus

Latin

Etymology

From praeambulō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈam.bu.lus/, [präe̯ˈämbʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈam.bu.lus/, [preˈämbulus]

Adjective

praeambulus (feminine praeambula, neuter praeambulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Late Latin) preceding
2. (Late Latin) preparatory

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	praeambulus	praeambula	praeambulum		praeambulī	praeambulae	praeambula
Genitive	praeambulī	praeambulae	praeambulī		praeambulōrum	praeambulārum	praeambulōrum
Dative	praeambulō		praeambulō		praeambulīs
Accusative	praeambulum	praeambulam	praeambulum		praeambulōs	praeambulās	praeambula
Ablative	praeambulō	praeambulā	praeambulō		praeambulīs
Vocative	praeambule	praeambula	praeambulum		praeambulī	praeambulae	praeambula

Noun

praeambulus m (genitive praeambulī); second declension

1. (Late Latin) forerunner

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praeambulus	praeambulī
Genitive	praeambulī	praeambulōrum
Dative	praeambulō	praeambulīs
Accusative	praeambulum	praeambulōs
Ablative	praeambulō	praeambulīs
Vocative	praeambule	praeambulī

Related terms

• praeambulum

References

• “praeambulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• praeambulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• praeambulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• praeambulus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016