Latin edit

Etymology edit

From prae- (pre-) +‎ locūtiō (phrase, expression).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

praelocūtiō f (genitive praelocūtiōnis); third declension

  1. preface, foreword

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative praelocūtiō praelocūtiōnēs
Genitive praelocūtiōnis praelocūtiōnum
Dative praelocūtiōnī praelocūtiōnibus
Accusative praelocūtiōnem praelocūtiōnēs
Ablative praelocūtiōne praelocūtiōnibus
Vocative praelocūtiō praelocūtiōnēs

Descendants edit

English: prelocution

References edit

  • praelocutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praelocutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • praelocutio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016