praevaleo
Latin
Etymology
From prae- (“before”) + valeō (“be able or powerful”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈu̯a.le.oː/, [präe̯ˈu̯äɫ̪eoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈva.le.o/, [preˈväːleo]
Verb
praevaleō (present infinitive praevalēre, perfect active praevaluī, supine praevalitum); second conjugation, no passive
- I am very able or more able; I am superior, prevail.
- Magna est veritas et praevalebit
- Great is the truth and it shall prevail
- (law) I am settled or established.
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Descendants
- Dutch: prevaleren
- English: prevail
- French: prévaloir
References
- “praevaleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praevaleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praevaleo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “prevail”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.