praevaleo

Latin

Etymology

From prae- (“before”) +‎ valeō (“be able or powerful”).

Pronunciation

Verb

praevaleō (present infinitive praevalēre, perfect active praevaluī, supine praevalitum); second conjugation, no passive

  1. to be very able or more able; to be superior, prevail
    Synonyms: polleo, possum, queō, valeō, vigeō
    Antonym: nequeō
    magna est veritas et praevalebit ― Great is the truth and it shall prevail
  2. (law) to be settled or established

Conjugation

   Conjugation of praevaleō (second conjugation, no passive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praevaleō praevalēs praevalet praevalēmus praevalētis praevalent
imperfect praevalēbam praevalēbās praevalēbat praevalēbāmus praevalēbātis praevalēbant
future praevalēbō praevalēbis praevalēbit praevalēbimus praevalēbitis praevalēbunt
perfect praevaluī praevaluistī praevaluit praevaluimus praevaluistis praevaluērunt,
praevaluēre
pluperfect praevalueram praevaluerās praevaluerat praevaluerāmus praevaluerātis praevaluerant
future perfect praevaluerō praevalueris praevaluerit praevaluerimus praevalueritis praevaluerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praevaleam praevaleās praevaleat praevaleāmus praevaleātis praevaleant
imperfect praevalērem praevalērēs praevalēret praevalērēmus praevalērētis praevalērent
perfect praevaluerim praevaluerīs praevaluerit praevaluerīmus praevaluerītis praevaluerint
pluperfect praevaluissem praevaluissēs praevaluisset praevaluissēmus praevaluissētis praevaluissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — praevalē — — praevalēte —
future — praevalētō praevalētō — praevalētōte praevalentō
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present praevalēre — praevalēns —
future praevalitūrum esse — praevalitūrus —
perfect praevaluisse — — —
perfect potential praevalitūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praevalendī praevalendō praevalendum praevalendō praevalitum praevalitū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: prevaler
  • → Dutch: prevaleren
  • Old French: prevaler
  • → German: prävalieren
  • Italian: prevalere
  • Sicilian: privaliri, pruvaliri
  • Spanish: prevaler

References

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