praeloquor
Latin
Etymology
From prae- (“pre-”) + loquor (“I say, speak”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈprae̯.ɫɔ.kʷɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈprɛː.lo.kʷor]
Verb
praeloquor (present infinitive praeloquī, perfect active praelocūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- to speak beforehand or first, speak before another, forestall in speaking
- to say beforehand in the way of a preface, premise
- to foretell, predict
Conjugation
Conjugation of praeloquor (third conjugation, deponent)
Synonyms
- (foretell): prōloquor
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “praeloquor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praeloquor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.