praegnas

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formed as prae- (“before”) + gnā- (the root of *gnāscor, an archaic form of nāscor (“be born”)); compare gignō (“beget, give birth to”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

praegnās (genitive praegnātis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. with child, pregnant
    Synonym: gravidus

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative praegnās praegnātēs praegnātia
Genitive praegnātis praegnātium
Dative praegnātī praegnātibus
Accusative praegnātem praegnās praegnātēs praegnātia
Ablative praegnātī praegnātibus
Vocative praegnās praegnātēs praegnātia

Descendants

References

  • “praegnas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praegnas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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