praesaepe

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From praesaepiō (“barricade, fence in”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈsae̯.pe/, [prae̯ˈsae̯.pɛ]

Noun

praesaepe n (genitive praesaepis); third declension

enclosure, pen, fold
(by extension) hut, dwelling
a crib
(astronomy) space between the two stars called Aselli in the constellation of Cancer.

Declension

Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praesaepe	praesaepia
Genitive	praesaepis	praesaepium
Dative	praesaepī	praesaepibus
Accusative	praesaepe	praesaepia
Ablative	praesaepī	praesaepibus
Vocative	praesaepe	praesaepia

Descendants

Italian: presepe
Portuguese: pesebre, presepe
Spanish: pesebre

References

praesaepe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
praesaepe in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
praesaepe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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