praetorianus

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Latin

Etymology

From praetor +‎ -iānus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

praetōriānus (feminine praetōriāna, neuter praetōriānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. praetorian
  2. (relational) bodyguard

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative praetōriānus praetōriāna praetōriānum praetōriānī praetōriānae praetōriāna
genitive praetōriānī praetōriānae praetōriānī praetōriānōrum praetōriānārum praetōriānōrum
dative praetōriānō praetōriānae praetōriānō praetōriānīs
accusative praetōriānum praetōriānam praetōriānum praetōriānōs praetōriānās praetōriāna
ablative praetōriānō praetōriānā praetōriānō praetōriānīs
vocative praetōriāne praetōriāna praetōriānum praetōriānī praetōriānae praetōriāna

Descendants

References

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