praelocutio

Latin

Etymology

From prae- (“pre-”) +‎ locūtiō (“phrase, expression”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯.loˈkuː.ti.oː/, [prae̯.ɫɔˈkuː.ti.oː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /prɛ.loˈku.t͡si.o/, [prɛ.loˈkuː.t͡si.o]

Noun

praelocūtiō f (genitive praelocūtiōnis); third declension

  1. preface, foreword

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative praelocūtiō praelocūtiōnēs
Genitive praelocūtiōnis praelocūtiōnum
Dative praelocūtiōnī praelocūtiōnibus
Accusative praelocūtiōnem praelocūtiōnēs
Ablative praelocūtiōne praelocūtiōnibus
Vocative praelocūtiō praelocūtiōnēs

Descendants

English: prelocution

References
  • praelocutio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praelocutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • praelocutio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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