praeloquor
Latin
Etymology
From prae- (“pre-”) + loquor (“I say, speak”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯.lo.kʷor/, [ˈpräe̯ɫ̪ɔkʷɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpre.lo.kwor/, [ˈprɛːlokwor]
Verb
praeloquor (present infinitive praeloquī, perfect active praelocūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- I speak beforehand or first, speak before another, forestall in speaking.
- I say beforehand in the way of a preface, premise.
- I foretell, predict.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (foretell): prōloquor
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “praeloquor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praeloquor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.