praeloquor
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From prae- (“pre-”) + loquor (“I say, speak”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯.lo.kʷor/, [ˈpräe̯ɫ̪ɔkʷɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpre.lo.kwor/, [ˈprɛːlokwor]
Verb edit
praeloquor (present infinitive praeloquī, perfect active praelocūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- to speak beforehand or first, speak before another, forestall in speaking
- to say beforehand in the way of a preface, premise
- to foretell, predict
Conjugation edit
Synonyms edit
- (foretell): prōloquor
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “praeloquor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praeloquor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette