praedilectus

Latin

Etymology

prae- +‎ dīlēctus, perfect passive participle of dīligō (“I esteem, love”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

praedīlēctus (feminine praedīlēcta, neuter praedīlēctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. favourite, chosen, beloved

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative praedīlēctus praedīlēcta praedīlēctum praedīlēctī praedīlēctae praedīlēcta
genitive praedīlēctī praedīlēctae praedīlēctī praedīlēctōrum praedīlēctārum praedīlēctōrum
dative praedīlēctō praedīlēctae praedīlēctō praedīlēctīs
accusative praedīlēctum praedīlēctam praedīlēctum praedīlēctōs praedīlēctās praedīlēcta
ablative praedīlēctō praedīlēctā praedīlēctō praedīlēctīs
vocative praedīlēcte praedīlēcta praedīlēctum praedīlēctī praedīlēctae praedīlēcta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: predilecte
  • → Galician: predileito
  • → Italian: prediletto
  • → Portuguese: predileto
  • → Spanish: predilecto

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