praeclarus

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ clarus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈklaː.rus/, [präe̯ˈkɫ̪äːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈkla.rus/, [preˈkläːrus]

Adjective

praeclārus (feminine praeclāra, neuter praeclārum, comparative praeclārior, superlative praeclārissimus, adverb praeclārē); first/second-declension adjective

1. very clear or bright
2. famous

   Synonyms: fāmōsus, clārus, inclitus, celeber, memorātus

3. noble, excellent
4. splendid, fine, beautiful

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	praeclārus	praeclāra	praeclārum		praeclārī	praeclārae	praeclāra
Genitive	praeclārī	praeclārae	praeclārī		praeclārōrum	praeclārārum	praeclārōrum
Dative	praeclārō		praeclārō		praeclārīs
Accusative	praeclārum	praeclāram	praeclārum		praeclārōs	praeclārās	praeclāra
Ablative	praeclārō	praeclārā	praeclārō		praeclārīs
Vocative	praeclāre	praeclāra	praeclārum		praeclārī	praeclārae	praeclāra

Derived terms

• praeclarum theorema

Related terms

• praeclārē

Descendants

• English: preclare
• Italian: preclaro
• Spanish: preclaro

References

• “praeclarus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praeclarus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praeclarus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the city is very beautifully situated: urbs situ ad aspectum praeclara est
    
  • to reward amply; to give manifold recompense for: bonam (praeclaram) gratiam referre
    
  • a good,[1] brilliant example; a striking example: exemplum clarum, praeclarum
    
  • to have the good of the state at heart: omnia de re publica praeclara atque egregia sentire
    
  • during this brilliant consulship: in hoc praeclaro consulatu