praepotens

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ potēns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

praepotēns (genitive praepotentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. very powerful

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative praepotēns praepotentēs praepotentia
genitive praepotentis praepotentium
dative praepotentī praepotentibus
accusative praepotentem praepotēns praepotentēs praepotentia
ablative praepotentī praepotentibus
vocative praepotēns praepotentēs praepotentia

Descendants

  • → English: prepotent
  • → German: präpotent
  • → Italian: prepotente
  • → Portuguese: prepotente
  • → Spanish: prepotente

References

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