praeceptus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of praecipiō.

Participle

praeceptus (feminine praecepta, neuter praeceptum); first/second-declension participle

1. anticipated
2. taught, instructed
3. ordered, commanded
   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico VII.47:

     ut erat a Caesare praeceptum

     as was ordered by Caesar

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	praeceptus	praecepta	praeceptum		praeceptī	praeceptae	praecepta
Genitive	praeceptī	praeceptae	praeceptī		praeceptōrum	praeceptārum	praeceptōrum
Dative	praeceptō		praeceptō		praeceptīs
Accusative	praeceptum	praeceptam	praeceptum		praeceptōs	praeceptās	praecepta
Ablative	praeceptō	praeceptā	praeceptō		praeceptīs
Vocative	praecepte	praecepta	praeceptum		praeceptī	praeceptae	praecepta

References

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