praesidens
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of praesideō (“preside over”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯.si.dens/, [ˈprae̯.sɪ.dẽːs]
Participle
praesidēns (genitive praesidentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- sitting before or in front of
- sitting beforehand
- guarding, watching, protecting, defending
- presiding over, directing, commanding, controlling, governing, superintending
- (substantive) a president, director, ruler, governor, leader
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | praesidēns | praesidentēs | praesidentia | ||
| Genitive | praesidentis | praesidentium | |||
| Dative | praesidentī | praesidentibus | |||
| Accusative | praesidentem | praesidēns | praesidentēs praesidentīs |
praesidentia | |
| Ablative | praesidente praesidentī1 |
praesidentibus | |||
| Vocative | praesidēns | praesidentēs | praesidentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Descendants
- English: president
- French: président
- Italian: presidente
- Polish: prezydent
- Portuguese: presidente
- Spanish: presidente
References
- praesidens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praesidens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praesidens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- praesidens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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