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Etymology
Derived from Latin praeteritum, past participle of praetereō (“I go by, go past”), from praeter (“beyond, before, above, more than”).
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Noun
preterito (accusative singular preteriton, plural preteritoj, accusative plural preteritojn)
- (grammar) preterite
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Italian
Etymology
From Latin praeteritum (tempua), "preterite", "past" ("tense").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /preˈtɛ.ri.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛrito
- Hyphenation: pre‧tè‧ri‧to
Noun
preterito m (plural preteriti)
- past
- (grammar) preterite/preterit, past tense
- (rare, learned) least favoured, disregarded
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