praesto

Latin

Pronunciation

prae- +‎ stō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈprae̯s.toː/, [ˈpräe̯s̠t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpres.to/, [ˈprɛst̪o]

Adverb

praestō (not comparable)

1. present, at hand, ready.
2. (with sum) (to be) at hand, (to be) ready to help.

Verb

praestō (present infinitive praestāre, perfect active praestitī or praestāvī, supine praestātum or praestitum); first conjugation

1. I stand before.
2. I am outstanding; I excel.
3. I provide, supply, offer, bestow.

Conjugation

• Perfect forms like praestāvī are found post-Classically.

Conjugation of praestō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praestō	praestās	praestat	praestāmus	praestātis	praestant
	imperfect	praestābam	praestābās	praestābat	praestābāmus	praestābātis	praestābant
	future	praestābō	praestābis	praestābit	praestābimus	praestābitis	praestābunt
	perfect	praestitī, praestāvī	praestitistī, praestāvistī	praestitit, praestāvit	praestitimus, praestāvimus	praestitistis, praestāvistis	praestitērunt, praestitēre, praestāvērunt, praestāvēre
	pluperfect	praestiteram, praestāveram	praestiterās, praestāverās	praestiterat, praestāverat	praestiterāmus, praestāverāmus	praestiterātis, praestāverātis	praestiterant, praestāverant
	future perfect	praestiterō, praestāverō	praestiteris, praestāveris	praestiterit, praestāverit	praestiterimus, praestāverimus	praestiteritis, praestāveritis	praestiterint, praestāverint
passive	present	praestor	praestāris, praestāre	praestātur	praestāmur	praestāminī	praestantur
	imperfect	praestābar	praestābāris, praestābāre	praestābātur	praestābāmur	praestābāminī	praestābantur
	future	praestābor	praestāberis, praestābere	praestābitur	praestābimur	praestābiminī	praestābuntur
	perfect	praestātus or praestitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praestātus or praestitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praestātus or praestitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praestem	praestēs	praestet	praestēmus	praestētis	praestent
	imperfect	praestārem	praestārēs	praestāret	praestārēmus	praestārētis	praestārent
	perfect	praestiterim, praestāverim	praestiterīs, praestāverīs	praestiterit, praestāverit	praestiterīmus, praestāverīmus	praestiterītis, praestāverītis	praestiterint, praestāverint
	pluperfect	praestitissem, praestāvissem	praestitissēs, praestāvissēs	praestitisset, praestāvisset	praestitissēmus, praestāvissēmus	praestitissētis, praestāvissētis	praestitissent, praestāvissent
passive	present	praester	praestēris, praestēre	praestētur	praestēmur	praestēminī	praestentur
	imperfect	praestārer	praestārēris, praestārēre	praestārētur	praestārēmur	praestārēminī	praestārentur
	perfect	praestātus or praestitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praestātus or praestitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praestā	—	—	praestāte	—
	future	—	praestātō	praestātō	—	praestātōte	praestantō
passive	present	—	praestāre	—	—	praestāminī	—
	future	—	praestātor	praestātor	—	—	praestantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praestāre	praestitisse, praestāvisse	praestātūrum esse, praestitūrum esse	praestārī	praestātum esse, praestitum esse	praestātum īrī, praestitum īrī
participles		praestāns	—	praestātūrus, praestitūrus	—	praestātus, praestitus	praestandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praestandī	praestandō	praestandum	praestandō	praestātum, praestitum	praestātū, praestitū

Derived terms

• matellam praestō alicui

Descendants

• Asturian: prestar
• Catalan: prestar
• → Dutch: presteren
• → English: prest (through Old French), prestate, imprest
• French: prêter
• Friulian: imprestâ
• → German: prästieren
• Galicia: prestar

• Italian: prestare, imprestare
• Portuguese: prestar, prestes, emprestar
• Spanish: prestar, emprestar
• → Swedish: prestera
• Venetian: inprestar

References

• “praesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praesto 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)
• praesto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to show kindness to..: benevolentiam alicui praestare, in aliquem conferre
    
  • to keep faith with a person, keep one's word: fidem praestare alicui
    
  • to fulfil a promise: fidem (promissum) praestare
    
  • to be answerable for a person, a thing: praestare aliquem, aliquid, de aliqua re or Acc. c. Inf.
    
  • to do one's duty: officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestare
    
• praesto in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016