praetextum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈtek.stum/, [präe̯ˈt̪ɛks̠t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈtek.stum/, [preˈt̪ɛkst̪um]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

(deprecated template usage) praetextum

1. nominative neuter singular of praetextus
2. accusative masculine singular of praetextus
3. accusative neuter singular of praetextus
4. vocative neuter singular of praetextus

Etymology 2

Noun use of the above participle form.

Noun

praetextum n (genitive praetextī); second declension

1. pretense, excuse

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praetextum	praetexta
Genitive	praetextī	praetextōrum
Dative	praetextō	praetextīs
Accusative	praetextum	praetexta
Ablative	praetextō	praetextīs
Vocative	praetextum	praetexta

Descendants

• French: prétexte
  • → English: pretext
  • Esperanto: preteksto
• Italian: pretesto
• Portuguese: pretexto
• Spanish: pretexto

References

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