precor

Latin

Etymology

From prex (“request, petition, prayer”), from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-, *perḱ- (“to ask, woo”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌽 (fraihnan, “to ask”), Old English freġnan, friġnan (“to ask, inquire, learn”). More at frain.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpre.kor/

Verb

present active precor, present infinitive precārī, perfect active precātus sum. (deponent)

1. I beseech, beg, pray, entreat.
2. I wish well or ill (to someone); I greet with a wish.

Inflection

    First Conjugation Deponent

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	precor	precāris	precātur	precāmur	precāminī	precantur
	future	precābor	precāberis	precābitur	precābimur	precābiminī	precābuntur
	imperfect	precābar	precābāris	precābātur	precābāmur	precābāminī	precābantur
	perfect	Use precātus m, precāta f, precātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use precātus m, precāta f, precātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use precātus m, precāta f, precātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	precer	precēris	precētur	precēmur	precēminī	precentur
	imperfect	precārer	precārēris	precārētur	precārēmur	precārēminī	precārentur
	perfect	Use precātus m, precāta f, precātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use precātus m, precāta f, precātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	precāre	precātor	precātor	—	—	—
	plural	precāminī	—	precantor	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		precārī	precātus esse	precātūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		precāns (precantis)	precātus-a, -um	precātūrus-ra, -rum	—	—	precandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

apprecor dēprecor precābundus

precāmen precāriō precārium

precārius precātiō precātīvē

precātīvus precātor precātus

Descendants

Catalan: pregar Dalmatian: precur English: pray French: prier (through Old French proier)

Italian: pregare Occitan: pregar Portuguese: pregar Spanish: pregar

References

• precor in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879