praevius

Latin

Etymology

From prae + via (“road; way”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

praevius (feminine praevia, neuter praevium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. going before, leading the way, precedes

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative praevius praevia praevium praeviī praeviae praevia
genitive praeviī praeviae praeviī praeviōrum praeviārum praeviōrum
dative praeviō praeviae praeviō praeviīs
accusative praevium praeviam praevium praeviōs praeviās praevia
ablative praeviō praeviā praeviō praeviīs
vocative praevie praevia praevium praeviī praeviae praevia

Descendants

  • Catalan: previ
  • English: previous
  • Galician: previo
  • Italian: previo
  • Portuguese: prévio
  • Spanish: previo

References

  • “praevius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “praevius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "praevius", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • praevius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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