praefulgeo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From prae- (“before”) + fulgeō (“I shine”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈful.ɡe.oː/, [präe̯ˈfʊɫ̪ɡeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈful.d͡ʒe.o/, [preˈful̠ʲd͡ʒeo]
Verb edit
praefulgeō (present infinitive praefulgēre, perfect active praefulsī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to shine or beam forth (greatly), glitter in front of
- (figuratively) to shine or glitter too much, shine above noticeably
Conjugation edit
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References edit
- “praefulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praefulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praefulgeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.