praeteritus

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word praeteritus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word praeteritus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say praeteritus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word praeteritus you have here. The definition of the word praeteritus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpraeteritus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of praetereō.

Pronunciation

Participle

praeteritus (feminine praeterita, neuter praeteritum); first/second-declension participle

  1. passed by
  2. disregarded, neglected, omitted or missed
  3. surpassed or excelled
  4. (grammar) preterite; past

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative praeteritus praeterita praeteritum praeteritī praeteritae praeterita
genitive praeteritī praeteritae praeteritī praeteritōrum praeteritārum praeteritōrum
dative praeteritō praeteritae praeteritō praeteritīs
accusative praeteritum praeteritam praeteritum praeteritōs praeteritās praeterita
ablative praeteritō praeteritā praeteritō praeteritīs
vocative praeterite praeterita praeteritum praeteritī praeteritae praeterita

Adjective

praeteritus (feminine praeterita, neuter praeteritum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. past, in the past

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative praeteritus praeterita praeteritum praeteritī praeteritae praeterita
genitive praeteritī praeteritae praeteritī praeteritōrum praeteritārum praeteritōrum
dative praeteritō praeteritae praeteritō praeteritīs
accusative praeteritum praeteritam praeteritum praeteritōs praeteritās praeterita
ablative praeteritō praeteritā praeteritō praeteritīs
vocative praeterite praeterita praeteritum praeteritī praeteritae praeterita

Derived terms

References

  • “praeteritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “praeteritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praeteritus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • amnesty (ἀμνηρτία): ante actarum (praeteritarum) rerum oblivio or simply oblivio
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia