praereptus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of praeripiō.

Participle

praereptus (feminine praerepta, neuter praereptum); first/second-declension participle

  1. snatched away
  2. forestalled

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative praereptus praerepta praereptum praereptī praereptae praerepta
genitive praereptī praereptae praereptī praereptōrum praereptārum praereptōrum
dative praereptō praereptae praereptō praereptīs
accusative praereptum praereptam praereptum praereptōs praereptās praerepta
ablative praereptō praereptā praereptō praereptīs
vocative praerepte praerepta praereptum praereptī praereptae praerepta

References

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