praefatio

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From praefor +‎ -tiō, from prae- +‎ for.

Noun[edit]

praefātiō f (genitive praefātiōnis); third declension

  1. preface, prologue
  2. appellation, title, honorific
  3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) preface (liturgical prayer)

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative praefātiō praefātiōnēs
Genitive praefātiōnis praefātiōnum
Dative praefātiōnī praefātiōnibus
Accusative praefātiōnem praefātiōnēs
Ablative praefātiōne praefātiōnibus
Vocative praefātiō praefātiōnēs

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • praefatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praefatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praefatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • praefatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • praefatio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016