praepotens

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From prae- +‎ potēns.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

praepotēns (genitive praepotentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. very powerful

Declension[edit]

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative praepotēns praepotentēs praepotentia
Genitive praepotentis praepotentium
Dative praepotentī praepotentibus
Accusative praepotentem praepotēns praepotentēs praepotentia
Ablative praepotentī praepotentibus
Vocative praepotēns praepotentēs praepotentia

Descendants[edit]

  • English: prepotent
  • German: präpotent
  • Italian: prepotente
  • Portuguese: prepotente
  • Spanish: prepotente

References[edit]

  • praepotens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praepotens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praepotens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.