praecursor

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See also: præcursor

Latin

Etymology

praecurrō (“to run before”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈkur.sor/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈkur.sor/,

Noun

praecursor m (genitive praecursōris); third declension

forerunner, vanguard
spy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praecursor	praecursōrēs
Genitive	praecursōris	praecursōrum
Dative	praecursōrī	praecursōribus
Accusative	praecursōrem	praecursōrēs
Ablative	praecursōre	praecursōribus
Vocative	praecursor	praecursōrēs

Related terms

Descendants

→ Catalan: precursor
→ English: precursor
→ French: précurseur
→ Galician: precursor
→ Italian: precursore
→ Portuguese: precursor
→ Spanish: precursor

References

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

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