Latin edit

Etymology edit

From prae- +‎ sagus (prophetic), from sagiō (I perceive acutely).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

praesāgus (feminine praesāga, neuter praesāgum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. foreboding
  2. prophetic

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative praesāgus praesāga praesāgum praesāgī praesāgae praesāga
Genitive praesāgī praesāgae praesāgī praesāgōrum praesāgārum praesāgōrum
Dative praesāgō praesāgō praesāgīs
Accusative praesāgum praesāgam praesāgum praesāgōs praesāgās praesāga
Ablative praesāgō praesāgā praesāgō praesāgīs
Vocative praesāge praesāga praesāgum praesāgī praesāgae praesāga

Descendants edit

  • Italian: presago

References edit

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