praevaricor
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈu̯aː.ri.kor/, [präe̯ˈu̯äːrɪkɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈva.ri.kor/, [preˈväːrikor]
Verb
praevāricor (present infinitive praevāricārī, perfect active praevāricātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- I walk crookedly
- I transgress, violate or sin against, play a double part
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: prevaricate
- Portuguese: prevaricar
References
- “praevaricor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praevaricor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praevaricor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.