prehenso
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [preˈ(ɦ)ẽː.soː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈɛn.so]
Verb
prehēnsō (present infinitive prehēnsāre, perfect active prehēnsāvī, supine prehēnsātum); first conjugation
- to grasp, seize, catch
- Synonyms: comprehendō, apprehendō, dēprehendō, prehendō, capiō, possideō, potior, arripiō, corripiō, capessō, sūmō
- to urge, supplicate, solicit
- to turn to, refer to, contact
- to take hold of
Conjugation
Conjugation of prehēnsō (first conjugation)
References
- prehenso in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- “prehenso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “prehenso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- prehenso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.