prelum
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Italic *preslom, from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“to press”). Cognate with Latin premō (“I press”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpreː.lum/, [ˈpreːɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpre.lum/, [ˈprɛːlum]
Noun
editprēlum n (genitive prēlī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | prēlum | prēla |
Genitive | prēlī | prēlōrum |
Dative | prēlō | prēlīs |
Accusative | prēlum | prēla |
Ablative | prēlō | prēlīs |
Vocative | prēlum | prēla |
References
edit- “prelum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- prelum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.