praestes

Latin

Etymology 1

From praestō (“I stand before”).

Noun

praestes m (genitive praestitis); third declension

1. protector
2. president

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praestes	praestitēs
Genitive	praestitis	praestitum
Dative	praestitī	praestitibus
Accusative	praestitem	praestitēs
Ablative	praestite	praestitibus
Vocative	praestes	praestitēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

praestēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of praestō

References

• “praestes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• praestes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.