praeceptus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perfect passive participle of praecipiō.
Participle[edit]
praeceptus (feminine praecepta, neuter praeceptum); first/second-declension participle
- anticipated
- taught, instructed
- ordered, commanded
- c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico VII.47:
- ut erat a Caesare praeceptum
- as was ordered by Caesar
- ut erat a Caesare praeceptum
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | praeceptus | praecepta | praeceptum | praeceptī | praeceptae | praecepta | |
| Genitive | praeceptī | praeceptae | praeceptī | praeceptōrum | praeceptārum | praeceptōrum | |
| Dative | praeceptō | praeceptō | praeceptīs | ||||
| Accusative | praeceptum | praeceptam | praeceptum | praeceptōs | praeceptās | praecepta | |
| Ablative | praeceptō | praeceptā | praeceptō | praeceptīs | |||
| Vocative | praecepte | praecepta | praeceptum | praeceptī | praeceptae | praecepta | |
References[edit]
- “praeceptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praeceptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praeceptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.