Latin edit

Etymology edit

Perfect passive participle of praetereō.

Pronunciation edit

Participle edit

praeteritus (feminine praeterita, neuter praeteritum); first/second-declension participle

  1. passed by
  2. disregarded, neglected, omitted or missed
  3. surpassed or excelled
  4. (grammar) preterite; past

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative praeteritus praeterita praeteritum praeteritī praeteritae praeterita
Genitive praeteritī praeteritae praeteritī praeteritōrum praeteritārum praeteritōrum
Dative praeteritō praeteritō praeteritīs
Accusative praeteritum praeteritam praeteritum praeteritōs praeteritās praeterita
Ablative praeteritō praeteritā praeteritō praeteritīs
Vocative praeterite praeterita praeteritum praeteritī praeteritae praeterita

Adjective edit

praeteritus (feminine praeterita, neuter praeteritum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. past, in the past

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative praeteritus praeterita praeteritum praeteritī praeteritae praeterita
Genitive praeteritī praeteritae praeteritī praeteritōrum praeteritārum praeteritōrum
Dative praeteritō praeteritō praeteritīs
Accusative praeteritum praeteritam praeteritum praeteritōs praeteritās praeterita
Ablative praeteritō praeteritā praeteritō praeteritīs
Vocative praeterite praeterita praeteritum praeteritī praeteritae praeterita

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • praeteritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praeteritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praeteritus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • amnesty (ἀμνηρτία): ante actarum (praeteritarum) rerum oblivio or simply oblivio