praestes

Latin

Etymology 1

From praestō (“I stand before”).

Noun

praestes m (genitive praestitis); third declension

  1. protector
  2. president
Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative praestes praestitēs
genitive praestitis praestitum
dative praestitī praestitibus
accusative praestitem praestitēs
ablative praestite praestitibus
vocative praestes praestitēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

praestēs

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of praestō

References

  • “praestes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praestes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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