praemordeo

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ mordeō (bite).

Pronunciation

Verb

praemordeō (present infinitive praemordēre, perfect active praemorsī, supine praemorsum); second conjugation

  1. to bite in front or at the end of something

Conjugation

  • The third principal part, praemorsī, also appears as praemordī or praemomordī.

Derived terms

References

  • praemordeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praemordeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praemordeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.