praeemineo

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ ēmineō (“stand out”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex-) + *mineō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯.eːˈmi.ne.oː/, [präe̯eːˈmɪneoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pre.eˈmi.ne.o/, [preːˈmiːneo]

Verb

praeēmineō (present infinitive praeēminēre, perfect active praeēminuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

1. to project forward; to be prominent

   Synonyms: excellō, exstō, ēmineō, antecēdō, splendeō, ēniteō

2. (figuratively) to surpass, excel, (can be used with the dat and the acc)

   Synonyms: excellō, antecēdō, anteeō, trānseō

Conjugation

Conjugation of praeēmineō (second conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praeēmineō	praeēminēs	praeēminet	praeēminēmus	praeēminētis	praeēminent
	imperfect	praeēminēbam	praeēminēbās	praeēminēbat	praeēminēbāmus	praeēminēbātis	praeēminēbant
	future	praeēminēbō	praeēminēbis	praeēminēbit	praeēminēbimus	praeēminēbitis	praeēminēbunt
	perfect	praeēminuī	praeēminuistī	praeēminuit	praeēminuimus	praeēminuistis	praeēminuērunt, praeēminuēre
	pluperfect	praeēminueram	praeēminuerās	praeēminuerat	praeēminuerāmus	praeēminuerātis	praeēminuerant
	future perfect	praeēminuerō	praeēminueris	praeēminuerit	praeēminuerimus	praeēminueritis	praeēminuerint
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praeēmineam	praeēmineās	praeēmineat	praeēmineāmus	praeēmineātis	praeēmineant
	imperfect	praeēminērem	praeēminērēs	praeēminēret	praeēminērēmus	praeēminērētis	praeēminērent
	perfect	praeēminuerim	praeēminuerīs	praeēminuerit	praeēminuerīmus	praeēminuerītis	praeēminuerint
	pluperfect	praeēminuissem	praeēminuissēs	praeēminuisset	praeēminuissēmus	praeēminuissētis	praeēminuissent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praeēminē	—	—	praeēminēte	—
	future	—	praeēminētō	praeēminētō	—	praeēminētōte	praeēminentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praeēminēre	praeēminuisse	—	—	—	—
participles		praeēminēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praeēminendī	praeēminendō	praeēminendum	praeēminendō	—	—

Derived terms

• praeēminēns
• praeēminentia

Related terms

• ēmineō
• superēmineō

References

• “praeemineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praeemineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praeemineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.