praelego

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Latin

Etymology 1

From prae- (“before”) +‎ legō (“read”).

Pronunciation

Verb

praelegō (present infinitive praelegere, perfect active praelēgī, supine praelēctum); third conjugation

  1. to read something to others, recite, set an example in reading, lecture upon an author
  2. to pick or choose out, select
  3. to sail by or along somewhere, skirt
Conjugation
   Conjugation of praelegō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praelegō praelegis praelegit praelegimus praelegitis praelegunt
imperfect praelegēbam praelegēbās praelegēbat praelegēbāmus praelegēbātis praelegēbant
future praelegam praelegēs praeleget praelegēmus praelegētis praelegent
perfect praelēgī praelēgistī praelēgit praelēgimus praelēgistis praelēgērunt,
praelēgēre
pluperfect praelēgeram praelēgerās praelēgerat praelēgerāmus praelēgerātis praelēgerant
future perfect praelēgerō praelēgeris praelēgerit praelēgerimus praelēgeritis praelēgerint
passive present praelegor praelegeris,
praelegere 		praelegitur praelegimur praelegiminī praeleguntur
imperfect praelegēbar praelegēbāris,
praelegēbāre 		praelegēbātur praelegēbāmur praelegēbāminī praelegēbantur
future praelegar praelegēris,
praelegēre 		praelegētur praelegēmur praelegēminī praelegentur
perfect praelēctus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praelēctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praelēctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praelegam praelegās praelegat praelegāmus praelegātis praelegant
imperfect praelegerem praelegerēs praelegeret praelegerēmus praelegerētis praelegerent
perfect praelēgerim praelēgerīs praelēgerit praelēgerīmus praelēgerītis praelēgerint
pluperfect praelēgissem praelēgissēs praelēgisset praelēgissēmus praelēgissētis praelēgissent
passive present praelegar praelegāris,
praelegāre 		praelegātur praelegāmur praelegāminī praelegantur
imperfect praelegerer praelegerēris,
praelegerēre 		praelegerētur praelegerēmur praelegerēminī praelegerentur
perfect praelēctus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praelēctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — praelege — — praelegite —
future — praelegitō praelegitō — praelegitōte praeleguntō
passive present — praelegere — — praelegiminī —
future — praelegitor praelegitor — — praeleguntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praelegere praelēgisse praelēctūrum esse praelegī praelēctum esse praelēctum īrī
participles praelegēns — praelēctūrus — praelēctus praelegendus,
praelegundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praelegendī praelegendō praelegendum praelegendō praelēctum praelēctū
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: prelect

Etymology 2

From prae- (“before”) +‎ lēgō (“despatch; bequeath”).

Pronunciation

Verb

praelēgō (present infinitive praelēgāre, perfect active praelēgāvī, supine praelēgātum); first conjugation

  1. to bequeath beforehand, bequeath something to be given before the inheritance is divided
Conjugation
   Conjugation of praelēgō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praelēgō praelēgās praelēgat praelēgāmus praelēgātis praelēgant
imperfect praelēgābam praelēgābās praelēgābat praelēgābāmus praelēgābātis praelēgābant
future praelēgābō praelēgābis praelēgābit praelēgābimus praelēgābitis praelēgābunt
perfect praelēgāvī praelēgāvistī praelēgāvit praelēgāvimus praelēgāvistis praelēgāvērunt,
praelēgāvēre
pluperfect praelēgāveram praelēgāverās praelēgāverat praelēgāverāmus praelēgāverātis praelēgāverant
future perfect praelēgāverō praelēgāveris praelēgāverit praelēgāverimus praelēgāveritis praelēgāverint
passive present praelēgor praelēgāris,
praelēgāre 		praelēgātur praelēgāmur praelēgāminī praelēgantur
imperfect praelēgābar praelēgābāris,
praelēgābāre 		praelēgābātur praelēgābāmur praelēgābāminī praelēgābantur
future praelēgābor praelēgāberis,
praelēgābere 		praelēgābitur praelēgābimur praelēgābiminī praelēgābuntur
perfect praelēgātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praelēgātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praelēgātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praelēgem praelēgēs praelēget praelēgēmus praelēgētis praelēgent
imperfect praelēgārem praelēgārēs praelēgāret praelēgārēmus praelēgārētis praelēgārent
perfect praelēgāverim praelēgāverīs praelēgāverit praelēgāverīmus praelēgāverītis praelēgāverint
pluperfect praelēgāvissem praelēgāvissēs praelēgāvisset praelēgāvissēmus praelēgāvissētis praelēgāvissent
passive present praelēger praelēgēris,
praelēgēre 		praelēgētur praelēgēmur praelēgēminī praelēgentur
imperfect praelēgārer praelēgārēris,
praelēgārēre 		praelēgārētur praelēgārēmur praelēgārēminī praelēgārentur
perfect praelēgātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praelēgātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — praelēgā — — praelēgāte —
future — praelēgātō praelēgātō — praelēgātōte praelēgantō
passive present — praelēgāre — — praelēgāminī —
future — praelēgātor praelēgātor — — praelēgantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praelēgāre praelēgāvisse praelēgātūrum esse praelēgārī praelēgātum esse praelēgātum īrī
participles praelēgāns — praelēgātūrus — praelēgātus praelēgandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praelēgandī praelēgandō praelēgandum praelēgandō praelēgātum praelēgātū
Descendants

References

  • “praelego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “praelego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praelego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • praelego in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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