praelego
Latin
Etymology 1
From prae- (“before”) + legō (“read”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈprae̯.ɫɛ.ɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈprɛː.le.ɡo]
Verb
praelegō (present infinitive praelegere, perfect active praelēgī, supine praelēctum); third conjugation
- to read something to others, recite, set an example in reading, lecture upon an author
- to pick or choose out, select
- to sail by or along somewhere, skirt
Conjugation
Conjugation of praelegō (third conjugation)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- English: prelect
Etymology 2
From prae- (“before”) + lēgō (“despatch; bequeath”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯ˈɫeː.ɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈlɛː.ɡo]
Verb
praelēgō (present infinitive praelēgāre, perfect active praelēgāvī, supine praelēgātum); first conjugation
- to bequeath beforehand, bequeath something to be given before the inheritance is divided
Conjugation
Conjugation of praelēgō (first conjugation)
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: prelect
- → French: préléguer
References
- “praelego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praelego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praelego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- praelego in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016