praeluceo
Latin
Etymology
From prae- + lūceō (“shine”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈluː.ke.oː/, [präe̯ˈɫ̪uːkeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈlu.t͡ʃe.o/, [preˈluːt͡ʃeo]
Verb
praelūceō (present infinitive praelūcēre, perfect active praelūxī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- I shine or give light before or in front; hold or carry light in front, light (the way).
- I am bright, shine forth.
- I shine brighter, outshine, surpass.
Conjugation
Related terms
References
- “praeluceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praeluceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praeluceo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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