praeemineo
Latin
Etymology
From prae- + ēmineō (“stand out”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex-) + *mineō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯.eːˈmɪ.ne.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pre.eˈmiː.ne.o]
Verb
praeēmineō (present infinitive praeēminēre, perfect active praeēminuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to project forward; to be prominent
- (figuratively) to surpass, excel, (can be used with the dat and the acc)
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References
- “praeemineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praeemineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praeemineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.