praelego
Latin
Etymology 1
From prae- (“before”) + legō (“read”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯.le.ɡoː/, [ˈpräe̯ɫ̪ɛɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpre.le.ɡo/, [ˈprɛːleɡo]
Verb
praelegō (present infinitive praelegere, perfect active praelēgī, supine praelēctum); third conjugation
- I read something to others, recite, set an example in reading, lecture upon an author.
- I pick or choose out, select.
- I sail by or along somewhere, skirt.
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Etymology 2
From prae- (“before”) + lēgō (“despatch; bequeath”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈleː.ɡoː/, [präe̯ˈɫ̪eːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈle.ɡo/, [preˈlɛːɡo]
Verb
praelēgō (present infinitive praelēgāre, perfect active praelēgāvī, supine praelēgātum); first conjugation
- I bequeath beforehand, bequeath something to be given before the inheritance is divided.
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References
- “praelego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praelego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praelego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- praelego in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016