pretiose

Latin

Etymology 1

pretiōsus +‎ -ē

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pre.tiˈoː.seː/, [prɛt̪iˈoːs̠eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pret.t͡siˈo.se/, [pret̪ː͡s̪iˈɔːs̬e]

Adverb

pretiōsē (comparative pretiōsius, superlative pretiōsissimē)

1. in a costly manner, expensively, richly, splendidly, magnificently, wealthily

References

• “prĕtĭōsē”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pretiōsē”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• prĕtĭōsē in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,236/1.
• “pretiōsē” on page 1,454/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

A regularly declined form of pretiōsus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pre.tiˈoː.se/, [prɛt̪iˈoːs̠ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pret.t͡siˈo.se/, [pret̪ː͡s̪iˈɔːs̬e]

Adjective

pretiōse

1. vocative singular masculine of pretiōsus